Consultant paediatric rheumatologist
Dr Clarissa Pilkington
Children and young people with rheumatic and inflammatory conditions.
About
Dr Pilkington is a consultant in adolescent and paediatric rheumatology. She has held her NHS consultant post at Great Ormond Street Hospital since 2001 and entered the Specialist Register for Paediatrics and Paediatric Rheumatology on 13 April 2000.
GMC 2930189.
Conditions
A non-exhaustive sense of what Dr Pilkington sees.
The most common childhood inflammatory arthritis.
A group of conditions causing joint inflammation that begins before the age of 16. Assessment focuses on which joints are involved and how the condition is behaving over time.
Whether a condition is something Dr Pilkington can help with is to be confirmed by Dr Pilkington. NHS and Versus Arthritis information exists; this page does not replace medical advice.
For families
What happens at an appointment
An appointment includes a careful history and examination. Dr Pilkington may arrange investigations or review existing results. A plan is discussed with you and your child.
Letters and contact
Dr Pilkington does not write directly to patients. Correspondence and bookings are handled by Simon Arscott, Practice Manager. Any email from Dr Pilkington would come from her GOSH address.
Where I practise
The Portland Hospital
Private rooms (HCA)
Outpatient consultations by appointment.
GOSH International and Private Care
Private rooms
Outpatient consultations by appointment.
Great Ormond Street Hospital
NHS consultant post
Dr Pilkington's substantive NHS role since 2001.
Fees
Fees will be published here once Dr Pilkington has signed a single set of figures.
- Cancellation and non-attendance
- Wording to follow.
- Private medical insurance
- Wording to follow.
Request an appointment
Please leave your name, your relationship to the patient, and a brief note. Simon Arscott will be in touch to arrange a clinic appointment.