Help prevent the spread of winter viruses

To help prevent the spread of winter viruses such as Covid-19, influenza and norovirus (winter vomiting bug), and to protect our patients and staff, please do not visit patients in our hospitals if you have: flu-like symptoms (cough, fever, cold); Covid-19 or influenza, or any other infections; diarrhoea and/or vomiting within the last two days.

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Children's services at West Suffolk Hospital

The West Suffolk Hospital has a dedicated children’s ward called the Rainbow Ward.

This includes an inpatient ward, a Children’s Assessment Unit (CAU), and a children’s outpatients service with blood testing. The hospital also has a separate paediatric emergency department. We work with health, education, social care and other services to plan and support children’s care.

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Services we provide

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

We work closely with specialist children’s hospitals, including Addenbrooke’s and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

Contact the team

Rainbow ward reception: 01284 713790

Rainbow ward nurses station: 01284 713315

The Integrated Community Paediatric Service (ICPS): 0300 123 2425

Where to find us

The Rainbow Ward (F1) is on the first floor of West Suffolk Hospital.

The children’s outpatients department is on the ground floor at the back of the hospital, directly below the Rainbow Ward. You can get to it through the back entrance.

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Check accessibility information

Take a virtual tour of the children’s ward