Burns outreach team
The Children's Burns Outreach Team
provides:
- Wound care and advice to burn injured children and their
families across the South West and Wales ODN.
- Wound care and burns education to professionals providing a
service to children who sustain a burn injury, from acute injury
through to rehabilitation across the South West and Wales ODN.
The team offers the following services:
- 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 Bristol
Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC).
- Any child that has previously sustained a burn injury and lives
in the South West ODN. A referral letter (from your GP) will
be required to the burn service at BRHC Hospital.
Contact the Outreach Team
A member of the nursing team can be contacted from 8:00am to
4:00pm Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) on 0117 342
7920
