Paediatric Units

Explore specialist children’s renal units across the UK and Ireland, with information on facilities, locations and key contacts compiled by the Paediatric Nephrology Nurses Group (PNNG). Alternatively, view the full map of renal units across the UK.

Belfast

Address:
Barbour Ward, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
180 Falls Road, Belfast
BT12 6BE

Where is the HD unit:
Co-located near a mixed-speciality surgical ward

Number of HD beds/spaces:
3 in unit + 1 isolation rooms co-located in adjacent ward area

Phone Number:
Ward: 02896150299
Haemo Unit: 02896150338

Number of inpatient beds:
16

Services covered:
Transplant, HD, PD, biological infusions

Outpatient clinic location:
OPD

Ward Manager: Lynne Leitch

Lead Nurse for HD: Hazel Gibson

Lead Nurse for PD: Hazel Gibson

Lead Nurse for Transplants: Hazel Gibson

Lead Nurse for CKD: Hazel Gibson

Other CNSs: Katrina Clarkin and Emma Mehaffy

Birmingham

Address:
Ward 1, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Steelhouse St, Birmingham
B4 6NH

Where is the haemo unit:
Adjacent to Ward 1

Where is, and what is the name of, the outpatient clinic:
Located outside Ward 1 Renal unit. Consists of 2 clinic rooms that see renal replacement therapy (RRT) and CKD patients

Phone Number:
Ward 1: 01213339203/02
Reception: 01213339198
Haemo unit: 01213339212

Number of inpatient beds:
Inpatient: 11

Number of HD stations:
9 spaces

Services covered by unit:
HD, HHD, PD, Tx , Apheresis plasma exchange

Ward Manager: Gemma Poole – 01213339203

Ward Sister: Ranjit Gill  – 01213339203

Unit manager/Lead Nurse for HD: Saifa Choudhury – 01213339212

Lead Nurse for PD: Sarah Taylor – 01213339209

Lead Nurse for Transplants: Sarah Davies –01213339215

Lead Nurse for Cystosis and CKD: Catriona Ryan

Lead Nurse for ANP: Fiona Gamston – 01213339215

Lead Nurse for Home HD: Kristina Abbott

Lead for Transition: Sarah Davies

Clinical Educator: Sarah Taylor

Bristol

Address:
Lighthouse Ward, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol
BS2 8BJ

Where is the haemodialysis unit:
On the ward

Where is, and what is the name of, the outpatient clinic:
Separate from the unit: Carousel Outpatients Department

Phone Number:
01173428337/8624

Number of inpatient beds:
Inpatient: 9
Outpatient treatment spaces: 2

Number of HD stations:
4

Services covered by unit:
HD, HHD, PD, Tx, Complex Urology, Apheresis

Ward Manager: Karli Knowles – 01173428311

Lead nurse: Dan Speakman

Ward Sister: Fern Jameson

Lead Nurse for HD: Fern Jameson

Lead Nurse for PD: Claire Tainton – 01173428548

Lead for Transplants: Becky Joules

Lead Transition Nurse: Jo Woodland

Clinical Educator: Daniel Speakman – 01173428685

Cardiff

Address:
Children’s Kidney Centre
University Hospital for Wales
Heath Park Way, Cardiff
CF14 4XW

Where is the haemo unit:
Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital, upper ground floor near Pelican Ward

Where is, and what is the name of, the outpatient clinic:
Children’s kidney centre

Phone Number:
Children’s kidney centre: 02920744942
Pelican Ward: 02920744755
Puffin Unit: 02920748474
Reception: 02921844755

Number of inpatient beds:
Inpatient: 8

Number of HD stations:
4

Services covered by unit:
HD,PD, Post-Transplant inpatient care, Urology

Ward Manager: Lianne Hopkins

Lead nurse/unit manager: Rhian Pearson 

Lead Nurse for HD: Matthew Pernas

Lead Nurse for PD: Catrin Goodwin

Lead for Transplants: Amelia Hitchings

Nurse Educator: Cheryl Jones

Dublin

Address:
Children’s Health Ireland
Temple Street, Dublin 1
D01 XD99

Where is the haemo unit:
Attached to the ward

Where is, and what is the name of, the outpatient clinic:
Building opposite the ward

Phone Number:
Ward Reception: 0035318784756
Haemo unit: 018784337

Number of inpatient beds:
9

Number of HD stations:
4

Services covered by unit:
Transplant, HD, PD, Urology, Apheresis

Lead nurse: Mairead Kinlough

Lead Nurse for HD: Claire McCabe

Lead Nurse for PD: Marie Bates

Lead for Transplants: Joan Flynn

Lead for CKD: Marie Bates

Lead for Nephrotics: Marie Bates

Lead Nurse for Apheresis: Claire McCabe

Lead Nurse for transition: Joan Flynn

Glasgow

Address:
Royal Hospital for Children
1345 Govan Road, Glasgow
G51 4TF

Where is the HD unit:
Within the ward area

Where is, and what is the name of, the outpatient clinic:
Outpatient Dept, RHC

Phone Number:
Ward: 0141 452 4831
Haemo unit: 0141 452 4427

Number of inpatient beds:
10

Number of HD stations:
10 + HD room

Services covered by unit:
All including transplants

SCN: Emma McGinlay

Lead nurse: Diane King

Lead Nurse for HD: Zoe Dickson

Lead Nurse for PD: Claire Hagerty

Lead for Transplants: Diane King

Lead for CKD: Claire Hagerty

Lead for Nephrotics: Ursula Monachan

Lead Nurse for transition: Diane King

Nurse Educator: Leanne Millar

Leeds

Address:
Leeds Children’s Hospital
Great George Street, Leeds
LS1 3EX

Where is the haemo unit:
Children’s Dialysis, D Floor Clarendon Wing (Adjacent to L50)

Where is, and what is the name of, the outpatient clinic:
Children’s Outpatients, C Floor Martin Wing

Phone Number:
HD: 01133925249
L50 Inpatient Ward: 01133927450

Number of inpatient beds:
14

Number of HD stations:
5

Services covered by unit:
Transplant, HD, HHD, PD, Urology

Ward Manager: Lejla Gredelj

Lead nurse: Richard Carless

Lead Nurse for HD: Richard Carless

Lead Nurse for PD: Nadine clark

Lead Nurse for HHD: Katie Haworth

Lead for Transplant work up: Sohie Yates

Lead for Post Transplant: Julie Harris

Lead Nurse for transition: Beth Hall / Sarah Hopkinson

Clinical Educator: Rachael Curtis

Liverpool

Address:
Alder Hey Childrens
East Prescot Road
Liverpool
L14 5AB

Phone Number:
Ward: 01512933144
Haemo unit: 01512525428

Number of inpatient beds:
32 beds

Number of HD stations:
5 on unit + 1 on inpatient ward

Services covered by unit:
HD, HHD, PD, Urology, Apheresis

Ward Manager: Elizabeth Stamps

Unit Manager: Claire Doherty

Lead nurse: Allison Birch

Lead Nurse for HD: Laura Beard

Lead Nurse for PD: Tracy Daglar

Lead Nurse for HHD: Leah Wilson

Lead Nurse for Transplants: Owen Morris

London Evelina

Address:
St Thomas’ Hospital
Westminister Bridge Road
London
SE1 7EH

Where is the haemo unit:
On 3rd floor ELCH integrated with ward

Where is, and what is the name of, the outpatient clinic:
1st Floor ELCH – Penguin

Phone Number:
02071888844 – Beach Floor
02071884525 – HD Unit

Number of inpatient beds:
18 Nephro-Urology beds

Number of HD stations:
7 set stations, facilty to extend to 12 stations

Services covered by unit:
PD, HD, Tx, Urology

Lead nurse: Carmen Barton

Lead Nurse for HD: Carmen Barton

Lead Nurse for PD: Ellen Samuel / Carmen Barton

Lead for Transplant: Grainne Walsh

Lead for CKD: Pernille Rasmussen

Lead for Apheresis: Carmen Barton

Lead for Nephrotics: Emma Rigby

Hypertension: Kay Willmott

London GOSH

Address:
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JH

Where is the haemo unit:
Attached to the ward

Where is, and what is the name of, the outpatient clinic:
Building next to the hospital

Phone Number:
Eagle Ward: 02078298815
HD: 02078298817

Number of inpatient beds:
15

Number of HD stations:
12

Services covered by unit:
All

Ward Managers: Joanna Van Ree & Robyn Parker

Lead nurse: Claire waller

Lead Nurse for HD: Lynsey Stronach

Lead Nurses for HHD: Emily Seeley & Lauren Travers

Lead Nurse for PD: Natasha Baugh

Lead for Transplant: Sheila Boyle

Lead for CKD: Maria Scanes

Lead Nurse for Nephrotics: Hazel Webb

Lead Nurse for Apheresis: Lynsey Stronach

Lead Nurse for Transition: Claire Gaymer

Nurse Specialist for Tubular: Nicola Townsend

Clinical Educator: Anna Forbes

Manchester

Address:
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL

Where is the haemo unit:
Attached to the ward (Ward 77)

Services covered by unit:
All

Phone Number:
Ward: 0161 701 7700
Haemo unit: 0161 701 7604/7626

Number of inpatient beds:
32 (Mix surgical/renal/urology)

Number of HD stations:
5

Ward manager: Lisa Hodgeson

Lead Nurse for HD: Cora Lahart

Lead Nurse for HHD/PD: Kate Sinnott

Lead for Transplant: Liz Edwards

Lead for CKD: Denise Roberts

Nurse Specialist for Home Therapies: Kate Sinnott

ACP: Michael Noteyoung

Clinical Educator: Sidrah Asim

Newcastle

Address:
Great North Children’s Hospital
New Victoria Wing
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Queen Victoria Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4LP

Where is the haemo unit:
Level 3 New Victoria Wing

Where is, and what is the name of, the outpatient clinic:
Ground floor

Phone Number:
Ward: 0191 2826001
Haemo unit: 0191 2826007

Number of inpatient beds:
18

Number of HD stations:
7

Services covered by unit:
Transplant, HD, HHD, PD

Ward Manager: Abbie Walker Senior Sister – 01912826001

Unit Manager: Rachel Hansen – 01912826007

Lead Nurse: Jayne Straker

Lead Nurse for HD: Jillian Devlin

Lead Nurse for PD: Victoria Emmet / Julie Office

Lead Nurse for Transplant: Jayne Straker

Lead Nurse for CKD: Christine Pattinson

Lead Nurse for Nephrotics: Denise Chisholm

Lead Nurse for Transition: Christine Pattinson

Nottingham

Address:
Nottingham Children’s Hospital
QMC Campusl, Derby Road
Nottingham
NG7 2UH

Where is the haemo unit:
Next to Ward

Where is the outpatient clinic:
Children’s Clinic East, B Floor, East Block

Phone Number:
Reception: 0115 924 9924 
Ward: 0115 970 9415
Haemo unit: 0115 970 9414

Number of inpatient beds:
10

Number of HD stations:
9

Services covered by unit:
All

Ward Manager: Shelley Austin

Unit manager: Julia Seager

Lead Nurses: Roy Connell 07812276650 & Shelley Jepson

Lead Nurse for HD: Diane Blyton

Lead Nurse for HHD: Frankie Trench or Lucy Paine

Lead Nurse for PD: Molly McLaughlin – Shared PD phone 07812268427

Lead Nurse for Transplant: Kim Helm

Lead Nurse for CKD: Kate Baker

NS Nurse/Link Nurse: Monique Burgin

Lead Nurse for Transition: Kim Helm

Southampton

Address:
Southampton Children’s Hospital
Tremona Road
Southampton
SO16 6YD

Where is the haemo unit:
On the Ward (G4SUN, East Wing)

Name and location of outpatient clinic:
SCH, Children’s out-patients

Phone Number:
CNS – 02381203202
Ward – 02381208620
HD – 02381204147

Number of inpatient beds:
16 (mixed ward, urology/surgery)

Number of HD stations:
4 (capacity for 8 patients per day)

Services covered by unit:
PD, HD, plasma exchange, apheresis, HHD is over 16s

Ward Manager: Kate Ansell

Unit Manager: Sarah Owen

Lead Nurse: Sarah Grylls

Lead Nurse for HD: Kevin Robinson

Lead Nurses for PD: Claire Grundy & Ruth Steele

Lead Nurses for HHD: Louise Kipping & Charlie Cork

Lead Nurse for Transplant: Sarah Grylls

Lead Nurse for CKD: Sarah Grylls / Katie Knapp / Dawn Jenner

Lead Nurse for Transition: Dawn Jenner

Clinical Educator: Bethan Halit