Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust hospital provides a comprehensive service to children, young people and their families.
We are one of the leading paediatric teaching centres in the country, with international research and development in areas such as:
- Childhood cancer studies
- Liver disease
- Infection, inflammation and immunity
- Molecular genetics of childhood conditions
- Nutrition, growth and metabolism in childhood
- Efficacy, safety and optimization of drug use in children
- Relapsed and refractory acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
- Infant neuroblastoma
- Infant brain tumours
Facilities include:
- A 20 bedded Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
- A centre of excellence for children with cancer cardiac, liver and renal disease
- A national transplant centre
- 280 inpatient and day-case beds including Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- 38 specialties and supporting departments
- An Emergency Department dealing with over 45,000 patients a year
- Nine theatres
- 2 MRI scanners
- A CT Scanner
- An endoscopy suite
- A catheter laboratory with digital imaging facility
After the successful completion of the Burn, Neonatal Surgery and Education Centre in 2007/8 a number of significant capital projects began in 2008/09. These projects included a Clinical Research Facility, CAMHS External Play Unit, Extended Liver Ward, Inherited Metabolic Disorders Unit, Renal Unit, Teenage Cancer Trust Unit and a Ronald McDonald House (parent & family accommodation).
Location:
The main hospital site is located on Steelhouse Lane.
There is a second owned site located at Parkview in Moseley, which hosts one of largest Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the country, including an Acute Assessment Unit for Tier 4 regional referrals.
We also provide services from a range of accommodation in the community owned by PCTs and in several partner acute organisations.