Strike action by junior doctors will take place at our hospital and community sites from 7am on Tuesday 11 April to 7am on Saturday 15 April. We'll contact you if you or your child’s appointment is affected. We apologise for any inconvenience.

A number of transport strikes are due to take place this March. If you or your child has an appointment at one of our hospitals or community centres, please plan ahead and do all you can to attend. If you need to cancel your appointment, please contact your clinical team.

Overview

What is the compass service?

Being in hospital can be a worrying time for children and families. For those children and young people with a range of different health needs, it can be particularly confusing. They may be under the care of multiple health professionals, each responsible for a particular specialist area, but sometimes that care isn’t as well coordinated as it could be. In response to feedback from families, we have created a dedicated compass team to help join up care.

The compass team aim to work with the wider team to provide better communication, coordination and continuity of care during children’s stay in hospital. The team is made up of a general paediatric consultant and clinical nurse specialist. We work closely with our Well Child discharge coordinator.

Depending on the situation, we may carry out a one off review with advice to the lead medical teams and signposting to other resources. At other times, we may remain involved throughout the entirety of the hospital stay and aid with transition from hospital to home.  

Contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about the complex paediatrics service, please ask your team to contact the service clinical nurse specialist who is available Monday to Friday, (9am-5pm) or  email: ComplexGenPaeds@
gstt.nhs.uk.