Health Services

• Child Development Centres (CDC) - treat and assess babies and young children with special needs.
  Ellerslie CDC - Princess Royal Health Centre, Greenhead Road Huddersfield
  Tel: 01484 344361
  Dewsbury CDC - Children’s Centre, Dewsbury and District Hospital.
  Tel: 01924 816029
  
  
• Family Doctors (General Practitioners – GP’s) - look after a family’s general health and can refer you to other specialists, if necessary.
  Contact NHSDirect on Tel: 0845 4647 for addresses.
  
  
• Paediatricians - specialist children’s doctor who diagnoses and treats babies, children and adolescents with medical problems or are not developing properly.
  Huddersfield Royal Infirmary Tel: 01484 342000
  Dewsbury and District Hospital Tel: 01924 816029
  
  
• Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) - supports patients, carers and relatives in resolving concerns and answering queries about their health services.
  North Kirklees Primary Care Trust (PCT) Tel: 0800 587 2417
  Huddersfield Tel: 01484 342128
  
  
• Health Visitor - a registered nurse who takes specialises in health education and preventative care. Your health visitor can be contacted through your local health centre or surgery.
  
  
  
• Occupational Therapists (OT’s) - helps children develop daily living skills such as dressing, feeding, bathing. They can also give advice on special equipment and adaptations in the home.
  
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• Speech and Language Therapists - provide therapy to overcome speech and communication problems.
  
  
• Physiotherapists - are health care professionals trained in therapeutic exercise.
  
  
• Hearing Clinic - if your child is having hearing difficulties tell your family doctor, health visitor, school doctor or nurse. They may then refer your child to a special hearing clinic or hospital .
  
  
• Eye Clinic - if your child is having difficulties they may be referred to a Community Orthoptist Clinic or an ophthalmologist.
  
  
• Dental Services - A full range of dental services is provided for children of all ages as well as adults with special needs who do not receive their care from a general dental practice.
  
  
• Community Learning Disability Teams - give support to children with a learning disability and their families.
  
  
• School Doctors and Nurses - visit every school in Kirklees and work closely with teachers.
  
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• Community Children’s Doctors - specially trained doctors who have expertise in examining and checking young children’s development.
  
  
• Child and Family Psychological Service - includes clinical psychologists and specialist nurses who work with child psychiatrists if necessary.
  Glenacre House Child and Family Service, St Luke's Hospital, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield 01484 342141.
  
  
• Child Psychiatrists- specialist in treating mental health problems of children and young people.
  
  
• Dietician - helps any child who needs a special diet such as those with diabetes, an allergy or a weight problem or a child who needs an assessment because of poor growth, poor weight gain or a feeding difficulty.
  
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• Continence Advisory Service - for advice about a bladder or bowel problem, contact your family doctor, district nurse or health visitor.
  Dewsbury Tel: 01924 512000
  Huddersfield Tel: 01484 342000
  
  
• Mobility Equipment (including Orthotics) - advice on mobility equipment including orthotics (such as a walking frame or built-up shoe ). You may need to see a physiotherapist and if so, you will be referred by a paediatrician or community family doctor.
  
  
• Wheelchair Service - Wheelchairs are supplied and maintained by the National Health Service free of charge to anyone whose ability to walk is limited and who needs this long-term or permanently. Health Related Contact Information