These documents sets out principles and guidelines to enable the safest and quickest transfer of children requiring surgery in the South Thames Paediatric Network (STPN) with clear communication at all levels.

Referral Grid: Primary Tertiary Centres

St George’s Hospital 
King’s College Hospital 
Evelina Children’s Hospital 
Royal Alexandra’s Hospital 
Ashford Hospital Medway Maritime Hospital Tunbridge Wells Hospital, PemburyWorthing Hospital
St Peter’s Hospital Princess Royal University HospitalMaidstone HospitalEast Surrey Hospital
Epsom Hospital  Kent and Canterbury HospitalEastbourne District General Hospital
St Helier Hospital Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother Hospital, MargateConquest Hospital, Hastings
Croydon University Hospital University Hospital Lewisham 
Royal Marsden Sutton Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Greenwich
Kingston Hospital Darent Valley Hospital
Royal Surrey County Hospital  Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup 
William Harvey Hospital, Ashford
Useful Contacts: Tertiary Centres
Name of Hospital 
Switchboard
On Call Surgical Registrar
Surgical SHO 
Bed Manager
In Hours
Out of Hours
In HoursIn HoursOut of Hours
St George’s Hospital 
020 8672 12556763077 8765 8739   
King’s College Hospital 
020 3299 9000020 3299 6451075 2897 7587 020 3299 7233 / bleep 29521 3299 7233 / bleep 295
Evelina Children’s Hospital 
020 7188 71882505078 2456 1635 1202Bleep 0821Bleep 0822
Royal Alexandra’s Hospital 
012 7369 6955077 7580 0516