Community Paediatric Service - Children with Additional Needs

We assess, treat and manage complex and long-term conditions which affect your child’s physical and emotional well-being and stop them succeeding educationally and socially.

What does your service do?

We assess and treat children with additional needs who have difficulties or problems in the following areas:

• Development and hearing
• Social and communication skills
• Attention
• Coordination
• Behaviour
• Hearing
• Vision
• Gait/Orthopaedic

* We also see vulnerable children, such as those on the child-protection register.

We can provide the following actions, following referral:

• Diagnostic assessment, including any necessary tests
• Monitoring of condition
• Drug treatments
• Onward referral for second opinion
• Notification to education team for possible support in school

 * Our team includes consultant paediatricians, speciality doctors, specialist registrars and doctors in training.

 Who is the service for?

Children and young people (18 years or under) living in the NHS Mid-Essex area and registered with a Mid-Essex GP (excluding Halstead and Earls Colne).

How can I access your service?

Referral process

Your child can be referred by:

• Any healthcare professional, such as a GP or health visitor
• Hospitals, such as Great Ormond Street
• The local authority
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
• The local acute trust - Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust (MEHT)

They can send us a referral form or letter by post or fax, using the contact details below.

Where and when

We run clinics at various times on weekdays between 8.30am and 5pm, at the following locations:

• Moulsham Grange Children’s Centre
• Moulsham Lodge Clinic
• Springfield Green Clinic
• Melbourne Clinic
• Witham Health Centre
• Central Clinic, Chelmsford
• Carousel Children’s Centre, Braintree
• Maldon Clinic
• Burnham Clinic
• South Woodham Ferrers Clinic
• St Peter’s Hospital, Maldon

 * Appointments must be booked.

How do I contact your service?

For general enquiries, call our admin co-ordinator at Moulsham Grange on 01245 546300.

For referrals, send a letter or referral form by:

• Post to: Referral Management Centre, Paediatric Bookings, Moulsham Grange, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 9AH
• Fax on: 01245 546301