Children's Allergy Service

The Paediatric allergy service is provided by a team of trained professionals for several years and has benefited local children who have various allergies. The allergy service has very good feedback from families.

The services we provided include:

• Complete assessment of food allergy, allergy to pet animals, ENT allergies, dairy and other food intolerances 
• Evaluation includes clinical assessment followed by skin prick testing and blood test where indicated 
• Adrenalin Auto-injector training where appropriate both at the clinic as well as in the community by trained nurses. This includes training Preschool nursery staff and extended family. 
• Long term follow up and monitoring when needed 
• Dietetic advice provided for all types of food allergy 
• Emergency treatment plan and travel authorisation as recommended by BSACI (British society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology) issued as appropriate 
• Parent information/ written plans issued as appropriate 
• Day case facilities for supervised Food Challenges on the Paediatric ward and expertise to manage any untoward reactions 
• Close links with regional allergy network and a referral process in place for complex and difficult allergies and where immuno-therapy is needed 
• There is a weekly allergy clinic led by a consultant and his team on Thursday morning. This being a multi-professional team all aspects of allergy are usually addressed at a single visit 
• Reasonable waiting for new appointments