Paediatric liver

What we do

King's Paediatric Liver Centre is a national hub providing a highly specialised service to children with liver problems. We are the largest service of its type in the world.

We assess and treat children with:

• neonatal (newborn) liver diseases
• chronic (long-standing) liver disease
• acute liver failure.

We also offer surgery for liver tumours and pancreas conditions, and carry out liver and small bowel transplantations.

Preparing for your appointment

Please do not arrive more than 30 minutes before your appointment. Arriving early will not enable you to be seen before your appointment time.

Location

Third floor, Cheyne Wing, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Contact Details

• Main Reception: +44 (0)20 3299 3214

Conditions we treat

We provide investigations and treatments for children with:

• neonatal liver diseases
• chronic liver disease
• acute liver failure.

Other services include management of portal hypertension, including surgery for liver tumours and pancreatic conditions. We also provide liver and small bowel transplantation.

For details of expert interpretative advice and specialist diagnostic and drug monitoring services offered by King's College Hospital's Liver Pathology Services and Academic Laboratories, visit King’s Liver Labs.

Booking a patient at King's

GPs should refer via NHS e-referral (e-RS) wherever possible.

Other ways to refer

Routine Referrals

Other referrers can fill in the form below and email it to kch-tr.PaedLiverRegistrars@nhs.net.

For all referrals, please call the on-call Paediatric Liver Registrar (for health professionals only) on 020 3299 9000, extension 37812.

The postal address if needed is:
Paediatric Liver Offices
Hambleden Wing
King's College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London SE5 9RS

Emergency Referrals

GPs can make urgent referrals by using NHS e-Referral and stating that the referral is urgent. Call the team on the following phone number when you send the referral:

• 09:00-17:00, phone the on-call registrar on 020 3299 7812, extension 37812.
• Outside of these hours, tel: 07866 792368.

Other referrers can make urgent referrals by calling:

• 09:00-17:00, phone the on-call registrar on 020 3299 7812, extension 37812.
• Outside of these hours, tel: 07866 792368.

Other Queries

Phone the Paediatric Liver, GI and Nutrition Centre on 020 3299 3214.

Referral Forms

Please complete the relevant form and note any pre-consultation investigations required:

• Paediatric Liver referral form

Key Clinical Staff