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Colchester Hospital
CAU provides:
- rapid assessment centre following GP referral
- short term treatment unit
- assessment centre for open access referrals
The Children’s Elective Care Unit provides:
- sedation for MRI scans
- preparation for renal scans
- complex dressings
- IV infusions – antibiotic, antifungal, GCSF, Infliximab, high-risk immunisations, chemotherapy
- urgent procedures, blood product transfusion
- safeguarding children assessments
- phlebotomy in young or children with complex needs
- planned surgery
How to get here
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Contact
Ward review clinic
- 01206 746 177
- 01206 746 178
Staying in hospital
Ward information
CAU is next to the children’s ward. There is a secure entry system to our unit; you will need to press the intercom and speak to staff.
Ward contact information
CAU
- 01206 747 474
Children’s Elective Care Unit
- 01206 744 237
Ipswich Hospital
PAU provides:
- rapid assessment centre following GP referral
- short term treatment unit
- assessment centre for open access referrals
- urgent procedures, blood product transfusion
- safeguarding children assessments
- planned surgery
How to get here
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Contact
Ward review appointment
- 01473 702 198
Staying in hospital
Ward information
Use Entrance 2 and follow the signs for Children’s Services.
PAU is on Boxford Ward. There is a secure entry system to our unit; you will need to press the intercom and speak to staff.
Ward contact information
If your child has ‘open access’ you can call the ward directly on 01473 702 198
If your child is having an operation and has been asked to come to the PAU, please call the ward directly on 01473 702 198
If you cannot arrange to see your GP and are worried about your child, call 111.
If you feel it is an emergency, take your child directly to the Emergency department.
Who comes to the CAU/PAU?
The CAU at Colchester Hospital and the PAU at Ipswich Hospital are emergency wards for children.
You will bring your child to us if:
- they have seen your GP, community nurse or health visitor who has arranged for them to come in for urgent tests or treatment
- they have been seen in Emergency Department (ED) and the doctor wants them to stay in hospital for treatment or tests
- we have given your child “open access” because of a health condition, which means they can come for urgent treatment or therapy whenever they need
- we have given your child an appointment with us for a review following a stay in hospital.