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Ealing Hospital’s children’s ward closure confirmed

Thu 19 May 2016
The 16-bed Charlie Chaplin children’s ward closure was by approved at the Ealing Clinical Commissioning Group meeting on Wednesday 18 May 2016.

The changes, which take effect from June 30 2016, will see the children's overnight or 'inpatient' ward close. Ambulances will stop taking children to A&E at Ealing Hospital.

All other children's services at the hospital, including urgent care, remain unchanged and should be used as normal.

A public information campaign has been to inform parents and carers of how to access urgent care for children in Ealing from 30 June 2016. A booklet ‘Changes to children’s services at Ealing Hospital’¹ will be made available throughout the borough.

The main messages for parents/carers are:

  • In a life-threatening emergency call 999.
  • If it’s not a life-threatening situation, you can go to Ealing Hospital’s urgent care centre, visit/call your GP or call NHS 111.

The urgent care centre (UCC) at Ealing Hospital will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, treating children and adults with minor illnesses and injuries that are urgent but not life-threatening, for example:

  • sprains and strains
  • minor burns to small areas
  • minor cuts including those needing stitches
  • common infections such as chest, ear or throat
  • minor broken bones such as toes, ankles, wrists, fingers or collarbone

If a child needs more specialist care than the urgent care centre can provide, they will be safely transferred to another hospital with an accompanying adult.

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