Services at Eltham Paediatrics


 
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Dr Ward is a General Paediatrician who can provide single consultations or ongoing care for children from birth to early adulthood, with complex or chronic medical, developmental or behavioural conditions.

The benefits of working with a General Paediatrician include:

  • coordinated care and communication between family, other healthcare providers and your child’s wider community (eg: teachers)

  • continuity of care for children with complex or chronic conditions

  • advocacy for the child and family.

Services at Eltham Paediatrics cover:

  • newborn and infant health

  • infant feeding, sleep and distress

  • advice about immunisations

  • eczema, asthma and allergies

  • sleep issues

  • bedwetting, constipation and toileting issues

  • diabetes

  • acute childhood medical conditions

  • developmental delay and genetic diseases

  • learning difficulties

  • challenging and oppositional behaviours

  • attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

  • autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

  • anxiety and depression

  • tics and Tourette Syndrome

  • weight issues

  • other general paediatric issues.

 

Transition Services

At Eltham Paediatrics, we offer a Transition Appointment for older teens and young adults leaving paediatric care and transitioning to the adult healthcare system. This appointment helps prepare young people for independent healthcare management and provides a summary of paediatrics diagnoses and medications. For more information or to book a transition appointment, call us on 9437 0552 or email hello@elthampaediatrics.com.au.

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