Paediatric assessments

Children are not small adults, and assessing them well takes time and a low threshold for review. If you are looking for a doctor for your child in Naas, the practice sees children across the age range, from newborn checks through to adolescence.

What this covers at our Naas clinic

Paediatric appointments cover routine developmental review as well as assessment of children who are unwell.

• Newborn and infant checks
• Developmental review and milestone assessment
• Growth, weight and feeding concerns
• Assessment of acute childhood illness and infection
• Childhood immunisation under the national schedule
• Asthma and eczema review in children
• Allergy assessment and referral
• Behavioural and developmental concerns
• Adolescent health, including mood and wellbeing
• Referral to paediatric services where needed

What to expect

1. Booking

   Phone the practice on 045 850060. If your child is unwell today, say so — reception will prioritise accordingly.

2. The appointment

   The clinician takes a history from you and, where age-appropriate, from your child, then examines them. Bring the child's health record book if you have it.

3. Safety-netting

   You will be told clearly what to watch for and what should prompt you to come back or seek urgent care — this is a routine and important part of assessing children.

4. Follow-up

   Many childhood illnesses need review rather than immediate treatment. If a follow-up is advised, arrange it before you leave.

Who this is for

These appointments are for children registered with the practice, from birth through adolescence.

• Newborns and infants due routine checks
• Children who are acutely unwell
• Children due immunisations or behind on the schedule
• Children with asthma, eczema or allergy needing review
• Parents with a developmental or behavioural concern

When a child needs urgent care

The practice cannot assess urgency over the phone, and this page cannot tell you whether your child needs to be seen. What it can tell you is that certain things should never wait for a routine appointment.

If a child is having difficulty breathing, is unresponsive or difficult to rouse, has a rash that does not fade when pressed, is having a seizure, or you believe they are seriously unwell, call 112 or 999 now. Outside opening hours, urgent GP care in this area is provided by KDoc on 045 848 701. Trust your instinct — parents are usually right that something is wrong, and no clinician will mind you checking.