This is the branch of medicine that deals with the care of infants and children and the treatment of their diseases. The Trust offers a comprehensive outpatient facilities at both sites and intensive care, high dependency and special care facilities within the neonatal unit at Heartlands.
There are transitional care facilities on both sites and specialist services such as diabetes and respiratory including cystic fibrosis and infectious diseases along with neuromuscular diseases.
Advice and refer
University Hospitals Birmingham is using "advice and refer" as the only process for referrals from GPs for this service, using the "advice and guidance" functionality on the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS). This will not change for cancer and two week wait (2WW) referrals.
For further information for patients, please see our advice and refer page.
Last reviewed: 16 September 2026