From Monday 7 June, the children’s Emergency Departments (ED) at both King George and Queen’s hospitals will be open 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week.

Covid-19 has impacted some of our services and a result we had to temporarily close our children’s ED overnight at King George Hospital. Since then, we’ve been successfully recruiting new doctors and can now reopen safely overnight from 7 June.

As we look ahead to brighter days in our recovery from Covid-19, we are also enhancing the children’s care we offer by opening a Children and Young People’s Assessment Unit (CYPAU) at Queen’s Hospital on Monday 7 June.

The CYPAU is a purpose-built space to assess children and is designed to stop them from being admitted unless absolutely necessary. Instead, young people can be assessed and treated at the CYPAU before returning home.

This unit brings us in line with national standards and will increase our capacity to deliver a more sustainable children’s service, while improving patient and staff experience.

Knowing what to do when your child is unwell or injured can be confusing and worrying.

If your child has an urgent, but not life-threatening, health problem and you’re unsure whether you need to visit one of our busy EDs, please contact 111 first. This service is free and can be done either online or by phone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

If it’s a life-threatening emergency, phone 999.

Providing safe, high quality treatment and care to children and young people is, and always will be, our priority.  

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has also provided helpful advice during the pandemic on what to do when your child is unwell. Please visit their website to download their poster.

Departamentele de urgență pentru copii din spitalele King George și Queen’s deschid ambele 24/7

کنگ جارج اور کوئین کے اسپتالوں میں بچوں کے ایمرجنسی ڈیپارٹمنٹ دونوں 24/7 کھلی رہتے ہیں