Paediatric Child Development Centre
Paediatric Child Development Centre (CDC)
We see children when parents or professionals have concerns about a child’s development and/or a child shows challenging behaviour.
The Child Development Centre is a specialist team that provides an initial assessment and where indicated on-going investigation, treatment and support.
The Child Development Centre accepts referrals for Children under 5 years who have:
- Motor difficulties
- Developmental concerns including global delay, motor, language, visual or severe hearing impairment
- Learning difficulties
- Behavioural difficulties
- Neurological concerns
- Social communication concerns and/or possible autism
Children need to be registered with a GP from Guildford and Waverley CCG to be referred. Referral is by letter or the Electronic Referral System.
Children over 5yrs should be referred to the Developmental Paediatricians based with Children and Family Health Surrey via their One Stop service. You can access their One Stop service here.
Services provided
- Paediatric Developmental Clinics.
- Multi-disciplinary Assessment for children with Social Communication difficulties (includes assessment by Paediatrician, Speech and Language Therapist and Clinical Psychologist and involvement of the child’s nursery).
- Referrals to Therapists, Portage, Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Support Services as appropriate.
- We have very close links with the wider multidisciplinary team including professionals from health, education, social care and the voluntary sector. More complex children may have a large team around them requiring a “team around the child” approach.
- Medical investigations where appropriate and liaison with other paediatric services.
Contact us
CDC Secretary: 01483 571 122
Extension: 2418
Location
Level B, Outpatients 6.
Meet the team
Dr Caroline Salmon - Consultant Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician, Lead for Child Development Team
BA (Cantab) 1988 MB BChir (Cantab) 1990
DRCOG 1992
MRCP (UK) 1995
MSc Community Paediatrics (UCL) 2003
Member RCPCH, BACCH, BACD, DSMIG
PET 2 and 3
Dr Jo Cockeram - Consultant Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician, Paediatric Epilepsy Lead
MBBS (Lon) 1994
MRCPCH 2 1997
Diploma Paediatric Neurodisability (Hallam) 2007
Member RCPCH, BACCH and BACD
PET 2 and 3 2019
Dr Clare Henderson - Chartered Senior Clinical Psychologist
MA (Hons) Psychology 1998
DClinPsy 2002
BPS Chartered Psychologist
HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist
Lucy Ross - Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Currently work as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Assessment (MDA) team within the Children's Unit at the Royal Surrey County Hospital and as part of the local Early Years Speech and Language Therapy team.
BSc (Hons) 2010
Member of RCSLT, ASDCEN
Useful information
- Read the Child Development Centre leaflet here.
- Read the Multi-disciplinary Assessment leaflet here.
- Access the Surrey Local Offer Website here.
- Access the contact for families with disabled children here.
- Access Surrey SEND Information Advice and Support Service here.
- Access the National Autistic Society website here.
- Access the Down Syndrome Association website here.
