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Paediatrics

Our paediatric service runs at the Children’s Resource Centre at Darent Valley Hospital; as part of the Acorns Children and Young People Centre, at Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup.

Paediatrics provide a complete range of hospital services, caring for patients from before birth, through to childhood. Our specialist paediatricians look at all aspects of children’s health, development and wellbeing. We work with some of the leading consultants from the Evelina London Children's Healthcare, part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, so our patients benefit from specialist paediatric care provided to them locally. 

We provide general paediatric services and treatment wide range of medical and surgical complaints including:

  • Asthma
  • Childhood constipation service 
  • Children's allergy service 
  • Diabetes
  • Orthopaedics 
  • Paediatric Epilepsy Nurse Service 
  • Paediatric Orthopaedics 
  • Paediatric Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Service

Darent Valley hospital admits paediatric patients from the age of 0-16yrs to its Willow Ward. Children are often admitted from the Paediatric Accident and Emergency Department; Paediatric Assessment Unit or direct from home via the Community Children’s Nursing Team.

Patients are seen at Queen Mary's Hospital, in the Acorns Children and Young People’s Centre. The service provides a general paediatric outpatient service for children 0-16 years of age, provided by our Consultant Paediatricians and Nurse Specialists.

Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 09.00-17.00, Friday 09.00-14.00

BELOW: please watch our short video with some information for you and your child if you are admitted to our children's inpatient ward.

Do you have child that needs to come into hospital for an operation? We have introduced a step by step booklet that explains to them what is going to happen during their operation journey in a simple picture story. You can view it below: We have introduced this booklet so parents can spend time with their children explaining what is going to happen and hopefully alleviate some of the children's (and parents) fears. 

Regular diabetic, asthma, constipation and allergy clinics are run by our paediatric consultants and dietitians as well as nurse-led annual review clinics. We also offer regular childhood constipation seminars to support parents in the management of their children’s condition.  

Paediatric PhlebotomyAll Children 0-11 Years

A Paediatric Phlebotomy service is available at Darent Valley Hospital for children aged under 12 years by appointment only. 

Appointment booking: 01322 428232 between 12.00-14.00

Clinics are all day Monday-Thursday, and Friday morning

Skin numbing cream is not provided. Children requiring anaesthetic cream (skin-numbing cream) may be prescribed by your GP and obtained from your local pharmacy in advance, or purchased from a pharmacist and booking staff will advise on the application of the cream. 

Children 12 and Over

If requested by GP please go to the Walk In Service at Gravesham Community Hospital (open from 9am-2pm) - this is a temporary arrangment until further notice.

If requested by Consultant, please book at DVH Outpatients Phlebotomy on 01322 425391 between 8.30am and 5pm. 

Welcome to Willow - watch our video


Page last reviewed: 10 December 2021