The Integrated Paediatric Service (IPS) is an innovative primary care model which brings paediatric expertise into the community and improves the synergies between GPs, hospital paediatricians and children's community services helping to improve care and support pathways as well as outcomes for children, parents and carers using services.  

The IPS is continuing to be rolled out across Camden as a key priority for NCL, following the successful pilot project. Wider roll out of the programme is expected to take place across the other localities within NCL.

The IPS Model

• Multi-disciplinary team meetings (MDMs) provide Paediatric Advice, Guidance and Learning once a month to discuss case referrals with a consultant paediatrician and team of multi-disciplinary professionals from health and social care, which currently includes paediatrics, GPs, CAMHS, health visiting, therapies, asthma, Early Help, Children's Centres, Family Hubs. The MDMs can now be accessed by all Camden GPs within the five neighbourhoods also accessible to other professionals who work and provide services in the borough for Camden children.

Contacting your MDM coordinator

Please get in touch with your MDM coordinator to attend your nearest Paediatric Advice, Guidance and Learning MDM in your PCN (below):

• South & Central Camden: Charmaine Harrison, cnwl.paediatric.south@nhs.net
• West Camden & Central Hampstead: Sabbir Ahmed, cnwl.paediatric.west@nhs.net
• North Camden: Jezney Hollis, cnwl.paediatric.northc1@nhs.net
• East Camden: Sabbir Ahmed, cnwl.paediatric.east@nhs.net

For general queries, email the MDM admin mailbox:
e: mdt.admin@nhs.net

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

• children aged between 0-18
• registered with a Camden GP
• requiring non-urgent paediatric advice, guidance and treatment

Exclusions

• where lead clinician has already determined another specialism is more appropriate e.g. community paediatrics, ENT, dermatology, therapies, continence, urgent referral/2WW

How to Refer