Children's emergency services
We provide emergency services for children and young people at University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
We treat children and young people under 16 years of age, and those who are still under the care of their paediatrician and require emergency or urgent care.
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Locations |
University Hospital Lewisham (UHL) Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) |
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Contact |
UHL: 020 8333 3138 QEH: 020 8836 6000 |
What conditions does the department treat?
Our children's Emergency Departments treat children with many different conditions, including:
- Asthma
- Fever
- Seizures
- Fractures
- Head injuries
- Tummy pain
- Vomiting
- Cuts
- Accidental poisoning
What will happen when you come to the department?
When children and their families arrive, an experienced children’s nurse assesses them. They are then directed to either the Urgent Care Centre to be treated by experienced children’s trained nurse practitioners, or to the main Children’s Emergency Department.