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Children's Community Medical Team

General Details

The Children's Community Medical Team is one of the services within Integrated Community Paediatric Services, part of Suffolk Community Healthcare. The Community Medical Team carry out neurodevelopmental assessments of children and young people from birth until they leave school. This is done to help identify a child or young person's needs, in order to ensure appropriate onward referral for treatment or further investigation.

Children are referred if there is concern about their development. This could be in the following areas:

speech and language
social communication
cognitive ability
hearing and vision
motor development

Common problems are developmental delay, cerebral palsy, speech or language disorders, learning difficulties, specific syndromes affecting development and Autism.

The Children's Community Medical Team laso provides statutory services including Safeguarding, Adoption and Looked After Children Medicals and Statutory assessment for Special Educational Needs.

Who to contact

Name: Integrated Community Paediatric Services
Position: Community Paedatric Medical Team (East)
Telephone: 01473 321200
Website: http://www.suffolkcommunityhealthcare.com/OurServices.aspx
Address: St Helen's House, 571
Foxhall Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
Postcode: IP3 8LX
Notes: There are two main bases for the Children's Community Medical Team, one in Ipswich and one in Bury St Edmunds. The contact details for Bury are given below.

Additional contact

Name: Integrated Community Paediatric Services
Position: Community Paedatric Medical Team (West)
Telephone: 01284 741700
Address: Bury Child Development Centre
Hospital Road
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP3 8LX

Where to go

Area served

Haverhill, Ipswich, Hadleigh, Lakenheath, Ixworth, Kesgrave, Mid Suffolk, Lavenham, Leiston, Newmarket, North Ipswich, Mildenhall, Needham Market, Saxmundham, Brandon, South Ipswich, Aldeburgh, Babergh, Capel St Mary, Stowmarket, Stradbroke, Clare, Bury St Edmunds, Elmswell, All Suffolk, Eye, Thurston, Debenham, Sudbury, East Ipswich, Framlingham, Wickham Market, Woodbridge, Glemsford, Felixstowe, West Suffolk, West Ipswich

Parking details

Most venues used by the service have parking available

Transport

Most venues used by the service are accessible by public transport

Notes

Services are delivered in the main bases detailed above, as well as a range of other venues across the county, including special schools, chidlren's centres, mainstream schools, as well as other clinic bases.

Days & Times

Time of day: Morning
Afternoon

Other details

Cost Details: Children's Community Paediatric services are part of the local NHS health offer, and therefore no costs are incurred.

Referral required?

Yes

Referral and availability notes

Children under the age of 5 can be referred by their GP or HV, with parental consent. School age children can also be referred by the school nurse, again with parental consent. Referrals are also received from other health professionals including those within Integrated Community Paediatric Services.

All referrals are discussed at a weekly meeting, and accepted if they meet the criteria to access the service. If not appropriate they are returned with advice and sign posting to alternative services.

Age Groups

Pre-school, Children (5-11), Young people

Accessibility

Disabled Parking, Wheelchair Access

Accreditation details

The Children's Community Medical Team consists of Consultant Community Paediatricians, Associate Specialist Doctors, Junior Doctors and Nurse Practitioners. All are registered health professionals.

Notes

The Children's Community Medical Team is a core service delivered as part of Integrated Community Paediatric Services; all the services work together in an integrated way with colleagues to meet the individual needs of children in a holistic manner. There is more information about the other services available on Suffolk Infolink.

Service users involved in planning

Yes
Service User questionnaires and service user feedback/engagement sessions

Last Updated

03/07/2019

Local Offer

Experience of including people with special educational needs and disabilities: Integrated Community Paediatric Services provides for the needs of children and young people with a range of additional needs, some of which are complex. The Community Medical Team contribute to the Education Health and Care Plan assessment process as a statutory requirement. All our staff are aware of the SEND reforms and are active participants where children/young people are known to their services.
Conditions Supported: Autistic spectrum conditions
Communication difficulties
Health conditions
Learning difficulties
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairments