Publish date: 7 August 2023
From 8 August, a short stay Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) will open at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. This unit will directly manage most acute medical presentations and will be open 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. The service will be led by advanced nurse practitioners and supported by general paediatric consultant and junior doctors.
PAU will accept direct urgent referrals for Liverpool and Sefton from GPs (advanced nurse practitioners in primary care), midwives, health visitors and the children’s community nursing team. The pilot aims to help test and refine new pathways and ways of working for those patients requiring general/acute medical input.
Additional information has been shared directly with our Health Visitors who are able to refer directly.
If you require additional information, please contact Trish