Children’s Burn Outreach
The Paediatric (Children's) Burn Outreach Team
provides:
- support and education to burn injured children and their
families across the southwest/south central network.
- support and education to professionals providing a service to
children who sustain a burn injury, from acute injury through to
rehabilitation across the
Southwest/South central network.
The team offers the following services:
- Provide a link and support between the hospital and the
community services, including schools and nurseries.
- Regular follow-up appointments as required. This may be with
the Consultant at the hospital.
- Specialist burn wound care and advice.
- Specialist burn scar assessment and management.
- Specialist burn physiotherapy support if required.
- Psychological support and referral to specialist services if
required.
- Provide information and access to Frenchay After Burn
Children’s Club (FAB Club) for ongoing support.
Who can be referred to the service?
- Any child that has accessed the burns service at Frenchay
Hospital.
- Any child that has previously sustained a burn injury and lives
in the Southwest Network area. A referral letter (from your GP)
will be required to the burn service at Frenchay Hospital.
Contact the Outreach Team
A member of the nursing team can be contacted from 08:00am to
4:00pm Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays). Telephone: 0117
340 2903.
Occupational Therapist - Alison Guy (for scarring advice).
Telephone: 01173403859.
Physiotherapist – Beth Kershaw-Naylor. Telephone: 0117 9701212
ask for bleep 1099.
If you have an urgent problem or if your child is unwell
following a burn injury, please contact the Barbara Russell
Children’s Unit on 0117 3403930.
Download patient information leaflet Returning to school or
nursery PDF.
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Contact Outreach
A member of the nursing team can be contacted from 08:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays). Telephone: 0117 3402903.