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Waikids - Waikato Child and Youth Health

Waikids

Child and youth health is unique and different. To acknowledge this Waikato District Health Board now has ‘Waikids’, a new name and a new look to unite all Waikato child and youth health services!

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PaediatricsThe Child and Youth Health service is a dynamic forward-thinking department. Integration of care comes  from the community to acute care with good working relationships between professionals who continue to provide a child-friendly service.


Our service comprises secondary and tertiary paediatric medical and surgical inpatient services (48 beds), acute and elective, and newborn intensive care (level 3 - 36 cots), with the retrieval and transfer of sick neonates by air.  We have a brand new Newborn Unit opened February 2009.
What is WaikidsAn identity for Waikato Children’s Health Service at Health Waikato




We provide outpatient services for paediatric medicine and surgery (both secondary and tertiary) – region-wide (e.g. Tauranga, Thames etc). Paediatric surgery includes neonatal surgery and is the tertiary service for the Midland region. There is accreditation for paediatric surgical training.


We also have a Child Development Centre, Mothercraft Unit, play specialists and a Child Protection Service.

Who we are:

  • Nine paediatricians with subspecialty interests (oncology, haematology, respiratory and CF, cardiology, behavioural and developmental, renal)
  • Four neonatologists
  • 10 medical registrars and three surgical registrars
  • Seven medical SHOs and one surgical house officer

Opportunities for RMOs:

  • Orientation at start of each run for RMOs

  • Paediatric specific training: departmental teaching – case-based and topic-based, Journal Club & radiology conference. Access to tele-paeds teaching: weekly Starship Update and Starship Grand Round. (four-six hours/week)

  • Support with Diploma of Child Health (Otago) or Diploma of Paediatrics (Auckland)

  • FRACP preparation – access to tele-paeds weekly FRACP teaching

  • Involvement with outpatient clinics – both SHOs and registrars

  • Essential experience for anyone considering a future in General Practice, ED, sub-speciality surgeries (ENT, Orthopaedics, Plastics or Ophthalmology – as all have contact with children).
Page last updated on 6/08/2010