Leeds Children'S Hospital
About Leeds Children'S Hospital
Our vision is to be the leading provider of healthcare for children and young people in the North of England, giving them care and treatment as close to home as possible.
Leeds Children'S Hospital Description
Our mission statement is “Aiming high, delivering the best “ and that’s what we try to do for our children, young people and their families, every day.
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Our young patients were hard at work earlier this month putting together designs for Leeds Cares' Christmas card competition.
Great work everyone, these look fab! Special congratulations to the winners - their designs are being turned into actual cards! 🎄
Most people might put a wreath on their doors, but our teams are tad more ambitious... it's time for festive Door War!
L32/L33🚂 vs L40🎅
Who won? Vote now!
Here is mum Sammi and young patient Mia explaining how donations of toys to our charitable partner Leeds Cares make such a big difference to patients and families staying on our wards and visiting our departments this Christmas.🎄🚂🧸
https://leeds-cares.org/
🎶 It's beginning to look a lot like... DOOR WAR!!
Our teams have been busy decorating the doors to their wards to help our young patients get festive! But which one is too cool for Yule?
It's L30🍬 vs Oncology and Haematology Day Unit🎅
... Who won? You decide!
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Come and join our Youth Forum for their Festive Christmas Fair where there will be reindeer and Santa's Grotto!
There will be plenty of stalls including a tombola, sweets and lots of treats!
Make sure you remember to #BeBatteryAware this Christmas.
Button batteries, commonly found around the house in toys and household items such as remote controls and car fobs, can cause serious harm and death in children when swallowed.
Small children are at higher risk to the dangers of these batteries due to their tendency to put things in their mouths. People should be particularly vigilant to button batteries with a diameter of 20mm or more, as they are more likely to get ...stuck in the throat.
If your child does swallow a battery, be sure to take them to A&E immediately.
For more information: https://www.hsib.org.uk/…/beware-button -batteries-christmas/
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We absolutely loved welcoming Bake-Off star and all-round wonderful human being Kim-Joy yesterday! 🍪
The GBBO finalist took time out to visit some of our young liver and renal transplant patients on L50.
Kim-Joy helped Nicole build and decorate her own gingerbread house, and offered tips on icing biscuits with Connor and Mohammed.
... Some of our patients will likely be staying over Christmas, so visits like these really do go a long way in lifting spirits. 🎄
A big thank you to Kim-Joy for taking time to visit us! Our patients (and staff) really appreciated it!
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Congratulations to our Neonatal and PICU teams for both reaching amazing milestones in patient safety!
The Neonatal team have gone six months without a catheter-related bloodstream infection, and L47 (PICU) have achieved four months without a catheter-related blood stream infection.
Dr Yvette Oade, Chief Medical Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, last week visited the teams to congratulate them for their achievements.
... Our teams have worked really hard to reach these milestones - huge well done to everyone!
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Some of our young patients and staff on L50 got a pleasant surprise last week when the cast of Beauty and the Beast turned up!
Belle, Prince Florizel, Philippe Philoppe and other characters from the pantomime hit were on hand to give children on the ward a pre-Christmas treat.
The cast, who were dressed up as their respective characters, went out of their way to chat with young patients and even sang a festive musical number!
... A big thank you to Carriageworks Theatre and the Beauty and the Beast cast for bringing some magic to our patients!
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Come and join our Youth Forum for their Festive Christmas Fair where there will be Reindeers and a Santa's Grotto! There will be plenty of stalls including a tombola, sweets and lots of treats!
Are you wanting to donate presents to children on our wards this Christmas? The BIG Present Drop-Off is happening! 🎁🎁
To book a drop-off time please contact Jemma Richmond at Leeds Cares.
Phone: 0113 206 8412... Email: fundraising@leeds-cares.org
Please note we can only accept brand new, packaged toys.
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Our Neonatal team is hosting their annual Christmas party - and you're invited!
This is a chance for staff, family and friends - as well as our former patients - to get together and celebrate! ✨🎉
There will be fun, food, music, and child-friendly games, as well as a visit from the little Saint Nick himself! 🎅
We are looking for two ambitious, dynamic paediatricians to fill new posts within our Paediatric Medicine team!
The team are expanding to incorporate the new role of Consultant Triage of acute referrals.
The roles will include both acute work in the Children’s Assessment and Treatment unit and on the Children’s inpatient wards, as well as outpatient work in the form of Rapid Access Clinics and general paediatric clinics.
... The successful applicant should possess MRCPCH (or equivalent) and should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.
Applicants should have established skills in Paediatrics. A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable.
Apply here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/…/cb68ba0ed72a1 831fe71fa0b56cbdbfc/…
Interviews will be held on Thursday 17 January 2019.
If you wish to discuss this, or have any queries, please contact Lynn Lindley in Medical Staffing on (0113) 2064895 or LynnLindley@nhs.net
Please note that only electronic applications can be accepted for this post.
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We’re asking our patients and their siblings to dress as penguins and waddle across the hospital to raise vital funds for Leeds Cares, followed by a choreographed Happy Feet dance! 🐧🐧🐧
There will be a prize for ‘best penguin’, as well as face painting and a cake sale!
The Martin Wing waddle will start at 10:15am and the Happy Feet dance will be at 10:45am
... Show your support for our young waddlers here:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/winte rwaddle2018
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We love sharing great feedback about our wonderful staff who have made children's stays in hospital the best they can be.
The Henshaw family wanted to say thank you to all the staff on Children's Haematology And Oncology, LGI for the care they have received over the past year.
Thank you, all, we hope the whole family are doing well! 💙💚
It always pays to be prepared for winter. ❄️
There are a few simple steps you can take to prepare yourself, your vehicle and your home or business. And is there anyone else you can help prepare for winter? Perhaps a neighbour, friend, elderly relative?
To find out more about how you can be Weather Ready, check out 10 things you should do now to prepare for winter from the Met Office:
... https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/…/w…/win ter-readiness-checklist
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Are you wanting to donate presents to children on our wards this Christmas? The BIG Present Drop-Off is happening! 🎁🎁
To book a drop-off time please contact Jemma Richmond at Leeds Cares.
Phone: 0113 206 8412... Email: fundraising@leeds-cares.org
Please note we can only accept brand new, packaged toys.
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We have spent a lot of time in ward l50 and in the children’s out patients since my baby boy had his liver transplant- the staff here are simply amazing they are like our second family and always go that extra mile! We feel so lucky to have such a great hospital on our doorstep!
My son was in surgical newborns for 12 days and all the can say is the whole team nurses doctors are incredibly hard working and fantastic at there jobs!
We have spent a lot of time in ward l50 and in the children’s out patients since my baby boy had his liver transplant- the staff here are simply amazing they are like our second family and always go that extra mile! We feel so lucky to have such a great hospital on our doorstep!
My son was in surgical newborns for 12 days and all the can say is the whole team nurses doctors are incredibly hard working and fantastic at there jobs!
We have spent a lot of time in ward l50 and in the children’s out patients since my baby boy had his liver transplant- the staff here are simply amazing they are like our second family and always go that extra mile! We feel so lucky to have such a great hospital on our doorstep!
My son was in surgical newborns for 12 days and all the can say is the whole team nurses doctors are incredibly hard working and fantastic at there jobs!