Gastroenterology, hepatology, intestinal failure and transplant medicine

• Non-consultant hospital doctors: Senior House Officers (SHO), Registrars and Specialist Registrars
• Clinical nurse specialists (CNS) in hepatology, IBD, endoscopy, complex nutrition/intestinal rehabilitation and general gastroenterology
• Advanced nurse practitioners (ANP) in hepatology and IBD
• Dietitians
• Clinical psychologists
• Medical social workers
• Clinical researchers
• Administration support staff

For safety reasons repeat prescriptions will not be provided outside of clinic visits. Prescriptions should be renewed with your family doctor. Only GPs can renew medical card prescriptions.

These are preferably renewed at clinic. Allow a minimum of 2 weeks for HiTech renewals due to prescription volumes. For this prescription, your email must include: patient’s name, date of birth, hospital number, PPS number, up-to-date full medication list including name, dose and how often, name and email of pharmacy.
Email gi.unit@childrenshealthireland.ie

Investigations will be discussed with you at your child’s follow-up appointment, or earlier by phone if medically indicated.

All appointments require a referral letter from a GP or consultant. They are accepted or declined after clinical triage.

We do not have capacity to provide phone advice between clinic appointments. Please contact your clinical nurse specialist for non-urgent advice. If your concern is urgent, or your child does not have a clinical nurse specialist, please contact your GP or local emergency department.

Email queries are triaged and responded to accordingly.

Forms must by completed by your GP. Forms filled by us carry no additional ‘weight’ in an application. A letter of support can be provided, if appropriate. Such letters are typed and posted after the first week of the calendar month. Please contact gi.unit@childrenshealthireland.ie

We require the following information in your email request: patient’s name, date of birth, hospital number, planned date of endoscopy/infusion, and a brief summary of the issue.  Please
email
gi.scheduling@childrenshealthireland.ie

Most of our clinics take place in the ground floor of the medical tower at CHI at Crumlin, please check your appointment letter for details.

First you will check in at the reception desk, confirming your child’s name and details. You will then take a seat in the waiting area until called by the clinic nurse who will check your child’s weight and height. You will then take a seat in the waiting area until called by the doctor. You may also meet other members of the multi-disciplinary team (advanced nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, dietitians, medical social workers, researchers, medical students), as required.

Often, children will required blood testing on the day of clinic, but not automatically. This will be decided by your child’s doctor.

We rarely require children to fast for blood tests. Please do not fast your child unless you have been explicitly asked to do so.

By highly trained nurses in the phlebotomy department in the old outpatients. Numbing cream and/or numbing sprays are available as required.