Integrated Children and Adolescent Service

Our team is led by a consultant paediatrician. All of our doctors have trained in complementary therapies.

The team works closely with the UCLH paediatric and adolescent teams and other professionals elsewhere who are involved in your child’s care. All the treatments discussed by the children’s clinic team can be used safely alongside conventional treatments. We can also offer advice to parents and young people on both conventional and complementary treatments.

The service is for treatment of children and young people with established conditions and diagnosis. All relevant investigations such as blood tests or scans and procedures should have already been completed and managed before referral.

Children with chronic, complex, or serious medical conditions need to be under active care and management by a lead consultant paediatrician or lead consultant elsewhere in addition to this service.

• Chronic pain conditions or syndromes
• Chronic tension-type headache and migraine
  • Rheumatic conditions, such as juvenile arthritis
  • Skin diseases, such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, urticaria, vitiligo, molluscum and warts
• Recurrent infections, such as tonsillitis, ear infection (otitis), bronchitis and herpes
• Allergic disorders, such as hay fever, asthma and multiple food intolerances
• Bowel disorders, such as gastro-oesophageal reflux, constipation, abdominal migraine, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease
• Managing stress and anxiety
• Sleep problems
• Functional developmental and learning problems including autism spectrum disorders
• Behavioural concerns and disorders including hyperactivity and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)

The team also provides advice on complementary treatments for symptoms associated with childhood cancers.

All our Integrated Children and Adolescent Clinics are held at the Children and Young People’s Unit which is located at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing on the main UCLH hospital site.