Rehabilitation services Artificial limbs and wheelchairs can be supplied by Roehampton Hospital. More complex problems are referred on to the Rehabilitation Engineering Unit at Chailey Heritage Clinical Services.
nurses on duty, and, if you are in another part of the country, your child’s medical records will not be readily available. Obviously, in this situation, parents have a vital role in helping staff to help their child.
Hospital treatment
“I think you can help the Health Service to be more useful to you. We were up at the A&E department three weeks running one time, and I always find if you’re in a place like that where you might have to wait a long time, it’s no use just sitting there waiting and hoping your child won’t have a massive tantrum. You’ve got to be upfront and you’ve got to tell them exactly why your child’s got to be seen next, and they were always absolutely brilliant and got her in there really fast.”
Going to A&E
In-patient treatment
There are A&E departments at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, St. Richard’s Hospital in Chichester and Worthing Hospital.
In our area, most children who need hospital treatment go to Chichester or Worthing Hospital or sometimes the Royal Alex in Brighton. Sometimes children are sent to St George’s Hospital or Great Ormond Street in London or other specialised centres,
At Chailey Heritage there is a special unit for children with head injuries. They may go there straight from acute care at a hospital, and each child has a completely individualised programme. Did You Know?
If your child is 4 or over and still needs nappies owing to their special needs you can get them provided free by your health visitor
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