Community Paediatricians provide an out-patient based, secondary care, service to children resident in Waltham Forest, as well as those attending Waltham Forest special schools. Paediatricians contribute to the multidisciplinary service at the Wood Street Health Centre.

Community paediatricians aim to:

  • provide assessment, diagnosis and ongoing clinical management to children referred to the service.
  • participate in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency assessment, and follow up for children with special needs
  • work closely with colleagues in Specialist Children’s service,  Social Services and the Education Authority to provide integrated, child centred care
  • work closely with the Children’s Service at Whipps Cross University Hospital and Child and Adolescent Mental Health team to ensure that children’s care is co-coordinated therefore avoiding duplication of service

Services provided by the community pediatricians

Paediatricians provide a service to all children resident in Waltham Forest between 0-19 years. Children from outside Waltham Forest are seen in the Whipps Cross Neurodevelopmental and Epilepsy clinics.

The main specialist areas covered by the Community Paediatricians are:

  • Neuro-disability including complex disability and autistic spectrum disorders
  • Visual impairment multidisciplinary service
  • Paediatric Epilepsy Clinic
  • Education Act designated role – providing paediatric advice
  • Assessing school-aged children with neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Immunisation co-ordinator role including special immunisation advice clinic
  • Child Protection including ‘Designated Doctor for Child Protection‘ role
  • Clinical Child Protection – providing clinical examination of child abuse cases
  • Child Health Promotion lead for Waltham Forest policy, and training of GPs and health visitors
  • Neurodevelopmental follow-up of pre-term babies
  • ‘Looked after’ children’s service

Contact us

Community Paediatricians
Specialist Children's Service
The Wood Street Health Centre
6 Linford Road
Walthamstow E17 3LA
Tel: 020 8430 7893 / 020 8430 7910