Children’s services

West London Children’s Healthcare

West London Children’s Healthcare brings together services for children and young people at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust to improve quality, experience and outcomes across all aspects of child health.

We are one of London’s largest providers of children’s services. Each year, we care for more than 150,000 children. We work with partners across the region to improve the health and wellbeing of all children and young people in North West London.

West London Children’s Healthcare also partners closely with the Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health at Imperial College (PaeCH) to accelerate and enable research in children’s health and wellbeing, and always ensures that our care is research-driven. We also partner with the Mohn Centre for Children’s Health and Wellbeing on patient engagement. Our research is both local and global in impact, with a specific focus on the common diseases of childhood.

Our hospitals and services

We provide children’s services from four acute sites and two child development service locations, as well as other locations in our community. We have expertise in a wide range of specialties and offer holistic care that meets the needs of each child.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital offers a wide range of children's services, including a specialist children's emergency department. It is the lead centre for specialist paediatric and neonatal surgery in North West London, performing the most complex surgeries on babies and children. The hospital has recently undergone significant redevelopment to enhance its children’s wards. It benefits from state-of-the-art children’s operating theatres, a dedicated paediatric dental theatre, and a Paediatric Assessment Centre.

West Middlesex University Hospital

The children’s department at West Middlesex is a busy local service providing high-quality paediatric care for the local population. The unit comprises a general children’s ward, a dedicated short-stay unit, a day case unit, a special care baby unit, and children’s outpatient facilities. The children’s emergency department provides assessment and care for acutely unwell children.

St Mary’s Hospital

St Mary’s Hospital is a large acute hospital, hosting one of London’s four major trauma centres, alongside a specialist children's emergency department. It serves as the lead centre for children’s intensive care in North West London and is a national centre (one of five) for High Consequence Infectious Diseases (HCID) in children. In addition, the hospital offers services in a wide range of specialties including haematology, infectious diseases, and a specialist allergy team that provides cutting-edge treatments, including oral immunotherapy.

Hammersmith Hospital

Hammersmith Hospital is a specialist hospital and has a children’s outpatient department. We serve a diverse population and will continue to evolve to meet the needs of children and young people in the area.

Child development services

There are two child development centres within West London Children’s: the Cheyne Centre and Woodfield Road. These centres provide child development services across three London boroughs, collaborating with community partners to identify, assess and manage children with disabilities.

Community services

Children’s care is delivered in partnership with local community services, health, education, social care, and external agencies. Our teams work alongside GPs, community providers, and other professionals to provide child health hubs through our Connecting Care for Children (CC4C) team.

Our vision

Healthier futures for all children and young people in North West London.

Our mission

To drive continuous improvements in health and wellbeing, engaging with children, young people, and their families to deliver outstanding care, create and share new knowledge, and use our expertise to influence sustainable change.