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Gastroenterology, hepatology, intestinal failure and transplant medicine

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Welcome to the Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, intestinal failure and transplant medicine (GHIFT) at Children's Health Ireland (CHI).

We provide a national service for all children in Ireland with diseases of the digestive system or liver. Our multidisciplinary consultant-led team includes consultants, non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs), advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs), clinical nurse specialists (CNSs), dietitians, social workers, psychologists, researchers and administration support staff.

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We provide inpatient, day case and outpatient care to diagnose and care for children with inflammatory bowel disease, chronic gastroenterology conditions, chronic or acute liver diseases, children with acute or chronic liver failure and children with intestinal failure. The transplantation service is the largest solid-organ transplant service in CHI and provides pre- and post- transplant care for patients requiring liver or intestinal transplantation.

To provide this care, we work closely with CHI colleagues in general paediatrics, diagnostic and interventional radiology, pathology, theatre/anaesthesiology, paediatric surgery, intensive care; general paediatricians in all 26 regional paediatric units; as well as colleagues in quaternary units in UK and other European centres.

Conditions we treat

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Our multidisciplinary team

Important

“If you require urgent medical advice, please contact your GP. In the event of an emergency, dial 999 or attend your local emergency department. Our admin support team cannot provide clinical advice."

FAQs

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Referrals from secondary care or tertiary care Paediatricians are accepted via Healthlink or as typed letters; referrals from GPs will in general only be accepted if they fall into the ‘urgent’ triage category.

All referrals are triaged according to the information provided. Referrals that do not include results of relevant investigations (blood, stool) will be rejected.

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