Anaesthesia

We cover all surgical specialties within the hospital, in addition to 24 hour on-call emergency cover. We also provide anaesthesia for Renal and Liver Transplant surgery as well as Cardiac non-transplant surgery.

Approximately 12,000 anaesthetic procedures are carried out per year.

What we do

Anaesthetists are specialist doctors who give the anaesthetic and look after the health of your child during surgery.

We are also closely involved with your child’s pain relief after surgery. There are 27 permanent consultants within the department, each with their own specialist interest. We also play a leading role in education and training.

Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetists and their special interests:

Here’s a list of our Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetists and what they specialise in.

Dr N Bhatia – Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia
Dr Alison Bliss – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Carol Bodlani – Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia
Dr Owen Boyle – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Rory Colhoun – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Gillian Davies – Paediatric Anaesthesia & Lead Clinician
Dr Matthew Devall – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Louise Flynn – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Dan Gilpin – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Elinor Harrison – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Tim Haywood – PICU/Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Rachel Homer – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Duncan Johnson – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Sharon Johnston – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Wendy Lim – Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia
Dr Nalini Malarkkan – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Tom Miller -Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Joe Mellor – Cardiac Anaesthesia
Dr Julia O’Keeffe – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Bev Parker – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Edward Rothera – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Jutta Scheffczik – Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia
Dr Mohamed Suliman – Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia
Dr Beate Schmeltze-Lubiecki – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Mark Wiggington – Paediatric Anaesthesia
Dr Juliet Wolfe-Barry – Paediatric Anaesthesia

If you’d like to contact the team please email Gillian Davies – Lead Clinician: [email protected]

If your child requires a general anaesthetic, an anaesthetist will visit you before the procedure to discuss your child’s anaesthetic. We need to find out about your child’s general health, previous experiences of anaesthesia, any medicines your child is taking and any allergies they may have.

This is a good time to talk about any particular concerns you may have about the anaesthetic.

Information for children, parents and carers

You can find more information and videos about having an anaesthetic on The Royal College of Anaesthetists Website. We think you might find these videos useful for a child or young person having an anaesthetic.

There are also resources on the Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland website.