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Speciality: Women & Children

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Bronchiolitis

  

Bronchiolitis is a generally self limiting viral illness characterised by a prodrome of coryza, prior to cough and often wheeze.

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Cervical Screening

  

Updated method and training information October 2019

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Circumcision (male)

  

Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin

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Colposcopy Service for Difficult Smears

  

An alternative referral service for cervical screening (other than Community Gynaecology) where technical difficulties due to body habitus or anxiety

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Community Paediatrics

  

Community Paediatricians provide specialist care for children and young people. We also carry out a range of duties in relation ...

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Continence Services

  

Continence Services are specialist teams providing support and medical advice for people with bowel or bladder incontinence.

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Dilatation and Curettage for Menorrhagia

  

Dilation (or dilatation) and curettage (D&C) refers to the dilation (widening/opening) of the cervix and surgical removal of part of ...

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Enuresis (Paediatric)

  

“Bedwetting is a widespread and distressing condition that can have a deep impact on a child or young person's behavior, ...

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Female Genital Mutilation

  

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is the partial or total removal of external female genitalia for nonmedical reasons. It is also ...

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Fertility problems

  

Infertility is defined as 'failing to get pregnant after two years of regular unprotected sex'. Please refer in the name ...

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Fever in Under 5’s

  

Sometimes a high temperature in children is associated with more serious signs and symptoms, such as: breathlessness. vomiting. rash. fits ...

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Health Visitor

  

About Health Visitors and the Health Visiting Service

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Hydrocoele (children)

  

A hydrocele denotes a pathological accumulation of serous fluid in a body cavity.

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Inguinal hernia (children)

  

A hernia occurs when an internal part of the body pushes through a weakness in the muscle or surrounding tissue ...

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Jaundice (Neonatal)

  

Jaundice is a term used to describe the yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes.

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Milk intolerance

  

Lactose intolerance is a common digestive problem where the body is unable to digest lactose, a type of sugar mainly ...

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Miscarriage

  

Current or threatened miscarriage

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Ophthalmic cyst (children)

  

A chalazion, also known as a meibomian cyst, is a common condition affecting the eyelid.

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Paediatric Allergy Service

  

Paediatric Allergy Service for management of allergy /drug allergy in children

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Paediatric Chest Pain

  

The management and referral of undifferentiated chest pain in childhood (this advice is not suitable for paediatric patients with known ...

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Paediatric Dermatology Service

  

Specialist advice in the community on the management of common paediatric dermatological conditions

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Paediatric Physiotherapy

  

Physiotherapy helps to restore movement and function when someone is affected by injury, illness or disability.

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Perinatal Mental Health

  

Perinatal mental health problems are those which occur during pregnancy or in the first year following the birth of a ...

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Phimosis (children)

  

Phimosis is a condition where the foreskin is too tight to be pulled back over the head of the penis.

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Plagiocephaly

  

Plagiocephaly is a disorder that affects a baby’s skull making the back or side appear flattened.

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Polycystic ovarian syndrome PCOS

  

PCOS is a common ovarian endocrine disorder, which is often complicated by chronic anovulatory sub-fertility and hyperandrogenism.

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Prolapse

  

Treatment of female genital prolapse

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Ptosis (children)

  

Ptosis is a drooping or falling of the upper eyelid.

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Red eye (children)

  

A red eye can be alarming, but can be a sign of a minor eye condition, such as conjunctivitis or ...

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Safeguarding Children

  

Information regarding the safeguarding of children in Coventry and Rugby.

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School Health & Wellbeing

  

About School Nursing. School nurses work across education and health, providing a link between school, home and the community.

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Scoliosis (Paediatric)

  

Assessment in secondary care is advised for any child with a suspected scoliosis who is still growing.

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Sepsis Guidance

  

Sepsis - overwhelming infection requiring urgent treatment

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Snoring (children)

  

If your child snores, it may be caused by an underlying problem with their airways, such as enlarged tonsils.

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Speech and language therapy

  

Speech and Language Therapists support children’s speech, language and communication.

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Squint (Pre-School)

  

A squint (strabismus) is a condition where the eyes point in different directions.

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Undescended testes

  

Undescended testicles are a common childhood condition where a boy's testicles are not in their usual place in the scrotum.

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Vulvovaginitis (in Children)

  

Vulvovaginitis is inflammation or soreness of the skin in the vagina or surrounding vulva. It is more common in younger ...