The Acorn Centre - Community Paediatrics

Community paediatricians work in the community and see children with neurodevelopmental conditions.

The doctors provide: 

• neuro disability clinics
• social and communication assessment clinics
• assessment and management of complex needs including visual, hearing and movement disorders such as cerebral palsy and other neurodisabilities
• neurodevelopmental assessment of preterm babies
• visual and hearing impairment multi disciplinary service
• multidisciplinary assessment of motor and movement disorders
• urgent medical assessments for children who may have been abused and initial health assessments of children taken into the care of the local authority
• advice on health concerns relating to safeguarding, adoption and fostering.

Page reviewed 03.07.25