Paediatrics, Edinburgh, Shawfair Park Hospital, paediatrics day care for children 3 and over, Scotland

Paediatric day-case service at Spire Shawfair Park Hospitals

Our private paediatric day-case surgery service launched in 2010 and is available at Shawfair Park Hospital. Children of all ages can be seen as out-patients and day-case surgery is available for children aged three and up. Children aged 13 and above can be seen for day-case surgery or for in-patient, overnight stays at Spire Murrayfield Hospital.

Available for children aged 3 to 16 years

Appointments are available on Saturdays for surgical treatment at Shawfair Park, which may include circumcision, grommets and hernia repair.

Our Specialist Paediatric Consultants are:

Consultant Paediatric Surgeons Mr Gordon MacKinley and Mr Fraser Munro
Consultant Ophthalmologist Dr Alan Mulvihill
Consultant ENT Surgeons Mr Michael Armstrong, Mr Alex Bennett, Mr Stephen Moralee and Mr Ray Kelleher
Consultant Plastic Surgeons Mr Awf Quaba and Mr Ken Stewart
Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist Dr David Mitchell
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons Mr Mark Gaston, Mr John McKinley and Mr Daniel Porter

Gastroenterology

Dr David Mitchell sees children aged 0-16 years for a broad range of gastrointestinal concerns, including:

Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Diarrhoea
Constipation
Feeding difficulties
Food intolerance
Complex nutritional issues
Failure to thrive
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Coeliac disease
Childhood liver disease

How to access the paediatric service at Spire Shawfair Park

To access this service your child will require a GP referral. If you would like to access our private paediatric service please ask your GP for a referral to Spire Shawfair Park Hospital in Edinburgh. For more information please contact Customer Services on 0131 316 2507 or enquire online now.

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For general and price information about our paediatrics service at Shawfair Park Hospital please contact Customer Services on 0131 316 2507 or enquire online now.

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