The following services are provided by community paediatric staff.

Community Audiology
Patients seen any child where there is a concern about their hearing. Referrals are taken from other health professionals, e.g. health visitors, school nurses.

Venues

For further information contact:

Lisburn Health Centre
Tel: (028) 9266 5181

Or
Market Street Children’s & Disability Centre, Downpatrick
Tel: (028) 4461 3511

Behaviour Clinics
Patients seen, any child/young person with behavioural difficulties. Referrals are taken from other health professionals.

Venues (often domiciliary service)

Market Street Children’s & Disability Centre, Downpatrick.
Surestart, Downpatrick.Tel: (028) 4461 3511

Child Assessment Clinics
This is a multi-disciplinary clinic involving physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, social worker and paediatrician.

Patients seen, any pre-school child where there are concerns about their development, behaviour etc. Referrals are accepted from other health professionals.

Venues

For further information contact:

Lisburn Health Centre
Tel: (028) 9266 5181

or

Market Street Children’s & Disability Centre, Downpatrick
Tel: (028) 4461 3511

General Paediatric Clinics
Patients seen, any child with a general medical problem. Referrals are made by other medical staff.

Venues

For further information contact:
Warren Children’s Centre
Tel: (028) 9260 7528

Paediatric Assessment Clinic
This is a multi-disciplinary clinic and professionals involved include a clinical psychologist, occupational therapist and medical staff.

Patients seen, children of 6 years & over with attentional difficulties.

Venue

For further information contact Warren Children’s Centre, Tel: (028) 9260 7528

Specialist Assessment Clinic
This is a multi-disciplinary clinic; professionals involved include clinical psychologists, speech and language therapists and medical staff.

Patients seen, children/young people up to 18 years of age where there are concerns that they might have Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Referrals are taken from other health professionals and educational psychologists.

Venues

For further information contact :
Lisburn Health Centre
Tel: (028) 9266 5181

Other Services
Community medical staff also provide a service to schools within Down Lisburn Trust area. They would see children, referred by the school, who are having some difficulties in school. Children are often seen within the school setting or else at a clinic.

Advice is also given to schools on the management of chronic illness or public health issues. Training on medical conditions and their management is provided if requested.

They also provide medical advice as part of the assessment of a child’s special educational needs.