Medical Directorate

Welcome to the Medical Directorate

The Medical Directorate includes a large range of clinical teams, and provides service across the Trust in the areas of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Audiology and Dietetics. A full list of the services provided is below.

Adoption & Fostering, Allergy, Audiology, Cardiology, Child Development & Neuro-disability, Child Protection/Safeguarding, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME, Community Paediatrics, Continence, Cystic Fibrosis, Dermatology, Diabetic Medicine, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, General Paediatrics, Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Looked After Children’s Health Team, Metabolic Bone, Metabolic Medicine, Neurology, Oncology/Clinical Haematology, Palliative Care, Respiratory Medicine inc.sleep studies, Rheumatology, Speech & Language

Medical Directorate Management Team (DMT) consists of:

Clinical Director: Chris Rittey
General Manager: Helen Kay
Assistant General Manager: Barbara Smith, Brian Travis & Sapphire Wright
Directorate Secretary: Marlene Ellis
Project Support Officer: Pete Mather
Modern Matrons: Margaret October and Amanda Hodgson
Head of Children’s Hearing Services: Teresa Loxley
Head of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Neuro-physiology: Dave Threlfall
Head of Dietetics: Sharan Lowry

The Directorate provides national, regional, local and jointly provided services.

The main wards and sites within the Directorate are:

Ward M1: Sheffield Children's Hopsital
Ward M2: Sheffield Children's Hospital
Ward M3: Sheffield Children's Hoppital
Ryegate Children’s Centre

Services are also provided at Centenary House, Firth Park Clinic, and Darnall.

Meet the team

Dr Chris Rittey

Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and Clinical Director

Useful information

How to find us

The Medical Directorate

The Sheffield Children's Hospital,
Western Bank,
Sheffield,
S10 2TH
Contact details

Clinical Director: Dr Chris Rittey

General Manager: Helen Kay
Directorate Secretary: Marlene Ellis
Tel: 0114 22 67917

Downloads

Medicine Organisational Chart_Updated Aug 10.doc (0.05 MB)

Related links

Allergy, Immunology & Infectious DiseasesOverview of our allergy, immunology & infectious diseases service at Sheffield Children's HospitalAudiologyOur audiology department assesses and manages children’s hearing and balance problemsCardiologyOupatient services for children of all ages with heart problems in Sheffield run from the the Northern General HospitalChild Development and NeurodisabilityRead more about our multi-disciplinary service for children with neurodevelopmental disordersChronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME (CFS/ME)The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME team at Sheffield Childrens Hospital is a specialist, regional team who help patients manage patients' symptoms and improve their condition.Community PaediatricsRead more about Community Paediatric clinics at Sheffield Children's HospitalCystic FibrosisA comprehensive description of the service we provide for patients with Cystic FibrosisDermatologyA comprehensive paediatric dermatology service for 0-16 year olds in SheffieldDiabetesA high quality service for all children with type 1, 2 and all other rare forms of type 3 diabetesDieteticsWe provide a service to children from 0-16 years old who present with conditions that require dietary management to improve their clinical condition and maintain growth. Dietary advice is tailored for each child based on their age, treatment and medical conditionEndocrinologyA high quality endocrinology service for children, delivered by EC accredited specialists in accordance with best practiceGastroenterologyA comprehensive high quality service for children with any gastrointestinal, nutritional, or hepatological condition or suspected diseaseGeneral PaediatricsWe provide a high quality 'general paediatric' inpatient and outpatient service for the children of SheffieldLooked After & Adoptive Children’s Health Team (LAACH)Overview of our Looked After & Adoptive Children’s Health Team and the services they provideMetabolic Bone DiseaseMulti-disciplinary management of children with metabolic bone disease. The service is widely accessed from throughout the UK and Ireland.Metabolic MedicineThe metabolic medicine team provides specialised multidisciplinary services for the diagnosis and management of a wide range of inherited metabolic conditions in children.Modern MatronsThe Modern Matrons provide leadership and management to the nursing workforce and provide on-call out-of-hours managerial support to the senior nurses.NephrologyProviding assessment and management of children with conditions related to the kidney, including acute and chronic conditions.NeurologyThe neurology service provides a timely, expert and specialist service for children with neurological disorders.Oncology and Clinical HaematologyThe Oncology and Clinical Haematology service at Sheffield Children’s Hospital is the principal treatment centre for children across South Yorkshire with childhood cancersPhysiotherapy and Occupational TherapyInformation about the integrated physiotherapy and occupational therapy service at Sheffield Children's HospitalRespiratory MedicineOur respiratory service provides secondary care for children with a range of respiratory problems. Patient groups include those with asthma and other wheezing disorders, chronic cough, bronchiectasis, congenital abnormalities and airway problems.RheumatologyThe rheumatology team at Sheffield Children's Hospital Provide a comprehensive service for children with a wide range of rheumatic conditions (including arthritis and connective tissue disorders) and mechanical joint problems.

We offer outstanding care.

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