Clinics and wards

The clinics are held within the Great Ormond Street Hospital site and are run by a range of clinicians from Consultants, Fellows, Registrars, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Physiotherapists.

Any patients who require an X-Ray before to their appointment will usually have this scheduled prior to seeing the clinician.

For any questions about appointments of cancelling appointments please telephone your consultant’s secretary (see below for details) or the Assistant Service Manager:

Telephone: 0207 813 8145

Approximately 12 weeks prior to your child’s operation and admission to hospital, most children will be asked to come to hospital for an assessment day by the medical team. The clinical nurse specialist will arrange this appointment with you by phone and letter.

The assessment will be led by a clinical nurse specialist and usually there will be a range of clinicians and investigations to ensure that your child is fully prepared for upcoming surgery.

After this assessment day, your child will be discussed at a Multi-Disciplinary Team meeting with a number of Consultants.

Please contact the appointments centre:

Telephone: 0207 405 9200 ext 8880

Or your consultant’s secretary.

Most patients will stay on Sky Ward, an 18-bed ward in the Octav Botnar Wing.

There is a high dependency unit for children that have undergone major surgery. Patients may be staying on other wards as well, especially if only admitted for day surgery.