Children's services
We are the main provider of children’s services for the west Suffolk region. Together with children’s community services, we cater for a population of around 50,000 children. Our main aim is to provide all children and young people with safe and good quality care, ensuring that their stay in hospital is as short as possible.
Services provided
We offer numerous specialities for children including:
- Accident and emergency
- Allergies
- Cancer
- Cardiology
- Diabetes
- Ear, nose and throat
- Endocrinology
- General paediatrics
- Hypnotherapy
- Neurology
- Neonatal care
- Orthopaedics
- Outpatients
- Phlebotomy
- Play service
- Physiotherapy
- Psychology.
The West Suffolk site has a dedicated children’s inpatient ward and Children’s Assessment Unit (CAU) on the Rainbow ward. The Rainbow children’s outpatients service has blood testing facilities. Children’s care is linked to and jointly planned with health, education, social care and external agencies. There are also community nursing teams to provide care for children closer to home.
We have strong connections with other specialist children’s units such as Addenbrooke’s and the Norfolk and Norwich University hospitals.
Contact the team
The lead clinician for children's services at the West Suffolk Hospital is Dr Katherine Piccinelli.
Rainbow ward reception: 01284 713790
Rainbow ward nurses station: 01284 713315
The integrated community paediatric service: 0300 123 2425
Location
Patient information
Children's patient information leaflets can be found here