The Paediatric department aims to look after all the needs of sick children. 

We hold clinics at Croydon University hospital , New Addington and Purley. 

We have visiting specialists that come to Croydon University Hospital to help provide the service to our local community. 

These specialists cover:

• Heart conditions 
• Respiratory (breathing)
• Neurology
• Endocrinology
• Growth disorders
• Surgery and genetics

We have in-house specialists who have links with surrounding hospitals, such as Royal Marsden, St George’s and Kings.

Croydon Health Services staff have interests in diabetes, adolescent medicine, nephrology, infectious diseases, cardiology, child development, sickle cell disease, haemaglobinopathies, neurology, oncology ( cancer) and breathing disorders. We also have links to gastroenterologists locally as well as at Great Ormond Street hospital, St George’s and St Helier’s hospital. For allergy related conditions, we work with St George’s and Great Ormond Street hospital.

We have short waiting list times and are always available to discuss cases and see them urgently if needed. There is a Consultant of the week who is in service and readily available to discuss referrals for Outpatient or Inpatient care, or any issues in paediatric care that is of concern to the primary care physician.

Routine medical Paediatric OPD clinics

• Willows, Woodcroft wing, Croydon University hospital: 0208 401 3117 or 0208 401 3000 ext 5668 for details of appointment and clinic times
• Parkway, New Addington on Tuesday mornings: 0208 401 3000 extn 6303 for details of appointment times
• Purely Hospital on Wednesday mornings: 0208 401 3000 extn 5316 for details of appointment times
• Purley Clinic: Opthalmology clinic held every Monday mornings 0208 401 3000 extn 5316

Specialist clinics

• Orthopaedics – In Willows on Monday mornings: Call 0208 401 3205 
• Paediatric surgery: In Willows on Monday and Thursday afternoon: Call 0208 401 3000 extn 4252 
• Paediatric Plastic surgery: In Willows on Tuesday morning on monthly basis 0208 401 3885 
• PENTA clinic – In Willows on Alternate Wednesday mornings 0208 401 3398 
• Sickle cell – In Willows on Thursday on a weekly basis 0208 401 3397 
• Cardiology clinic – Willows on a three monthly basis 0208 401 3397 
• Respiratory – In Willows on a three monthly basis 0208 401 3399 
• Endocrine and Growth - In Willows on a three monthly basis 0208 401 3399 
• Genetics - In Willows on a three monthly basis 0208 725 5293 
• Neurology – In Willows on Monday afternoon 0208 401 3626 
• Visiting Neurology - In Willows on three monthly basis 0208 401 3626 
• Opthalmology – In Opthalmic OPD at Croydon University Hospital - Tuesday 0208 401 3478 
• Dermatology – In Willows Tuesday morning 0208 401 3000 extn 4649
• Diabetic : In Willows on Wednesday afternoon 0208 401 3399 
• Oncology clinics: In Willows on Monday afternoon 0208 401 3399 
• Allergy clinic: In Willows on Monday afternoon 0208 401 3399 
• Paediatric Tb clinics held in Chest clinic - 3 Fridays per month 0208 401 3135 
• Neonatal Hepatitis B clinic - 3 monthly in Willows 020 8401 3117
• Neonatal BCG clinic – in Willows 020 8401 3117

What do I do if I haven’t received my appointment yet?

Please contact your GP to confirm that referral is made and to which consultant, at which hospital. Then contact that hospital and ask to be put through to that consultant’s secretary to confirm referral has been received and an appointment time sent out

What do I do if I want to change or cancel an appointment?

Please ring the clinic directly on 0208 401 3000

• Extension 5668 for Willows 
• Extension 5316 for Purley 
• Extension 6303 for Parkway 

to amend the clinic booking time

What should I bring to my appointment?

Please bring all the medicines that your child is on, along with the children’s red book for child heath records

What time should I arrive for my appointment?

Please allow 30 minutes to find parking spaces etc before the actual clinic time

Willows OPD (Croydon University hospital )

0208 401 3117 / 0208 401 3000 ext 5668

Consultant Paediatrician’s Secretary contacts:

Drs Chang/Marais/Kumar      

0208 401 3397 and 3806

Dr Handforth:                     

0208 401 3398

Drs Hart/Patel                        

0208 401 3399

Dr Fenton               

0208 401 3626

Purley OPD ( Purley General Hospital)

0208 401 3000 extn 5316 

Parkway ( New Addington ) 

0208 401 3000 extn 6303