Our children’s service is kind, caring, compassionate and supportive with friendly, fun nurses, doctors and allied health professionals.
We understand it is a difficult and often emotional time when your child is in hospital and want to do all we can to put you at ease and make the experience of being in hospital a pleasant one.
We want to make sure your child is as comfortable as possible during their stay and that you, as parents and carers, are given all the information you need.
A team of allied health professionals and specialist nurses support the units. We also have health play specialists who enable the children and young people to play, learn and discover while in hospital. They have an important role in the preparation of the child for procedures, distraction and allowing parents and carers a support network for their child whilst in hospital.
About us
Children’s Services accommodates children and young people from birth to 16 years old.
We treat a range of conditions including:
- Planned treatment and surgeries – ophthalmology, urology, ENT and orthopaedics
- Emergency surgical/medical treatment
- Oncology including community support
- Diabetes
- Endocrinology
- Respiratory
- Allergy
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Gastroenterology
- Epilepsy
- Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Transition to adult services
Services at Tunbridge Wells Hospital
- Hedgehog Inpatient Ward
- Woodlands Assessment Unit
- Treetops Day Surgery Unit
- Children’s Outpatients
- Paediatric Accident and Emergency Department – 24 hours
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Services at Maidstone Hospital
- Riverbank Assessment Unit
- Children’s Outpatient Department
- Paediatric Accident and Emergency Department
For information on our inpatient, outpatient and day units, visit A – Z of wards
The Kent Family website has information about common childhood illnesses and wellbeing.
Supporting young people’s mental health
If you are looking for support with your mental health and wellbeing for you or someone you care for visit Kent and Medway’s mental wellbeing information hub. The hub is an online one-stop place to help signpost you to support and services.
If you are 10-25 years and want to chat to someone about your mental health, Emerge Advocacy are there to help 10 to 25-year olds.