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Children and Young People's Services

Welcome to Paediatric (Children's) Services, which encompasses the children's ward, The Cove children's clinic and other services at the James Paget, and the Newberry Child Development Centre, community nursing and therapy.

Please use the links below to access more information about these services.

We hope these details may be helpful but if you can't find what you're looking for please contact our switchboard on 01493 452452 or one of the teams via the contacts given on these pages and they will do their best to help you.

Children's and Young People's Ward - Ward 10

Neonatal Unit

Newberry Child Development Centre

The Cove Children's Clinic

Children's Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy

Community Nursing Team

Safeguarding Children

Key staff

Dr John Chapman

MRCP, FRCPCH, FHEA

Consultant Paediatrician, James Paget Lead for Transformation, Honorary Senior Lecturer at University of East Anglia.

Specialities:

Paediatric Allergy
Paediatric Asthma
Paediatric Respiratory Disease
Paediatric Sleep Studies

Experience:

Studies at Edinburgh University. Graduated Summer 1991. Training in Edinburgh and finished my training in Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children. Moved to JPUH in August 2000 for my first Consultant post.

Additional information:

Co-Chairman of the Paediatric Allergy Network of East Anglia

Secretary: Lynn Goreham - 01493 453342

Dr Stephen Nirmal, Paediatric Clinical Lead

Dr Stephen Nirmal

MBBS, DCH, MD(Paeds), FRCPCH

Consultant Paediatrician

Specialties

General Paediatrician with special interest in Neurology and Epilepsy in children.

Experience

I studied Medicine and did 4 years of Paediatric Post Graduate training in Christian Medical College, Vellore, which is one of the premier Medical Schools in India. I further trained in Swansea and Cardiff before taking up a consultant post at JPUH in 2004.

I have established Paediatric Epilepsy services at JPUH and currently run two Epilepsy/Neurology clinics per week, in addition to my General Paediatric clinics. I also run Neurofibromatosis clinics, Epilepsy clinics in special schools and a multi-disciplinary Neuro-muscular clinic.

Additional information

I was Chair of Eastern Paediatric Epilepsy Network between 2009 and 2013 and helped establish its website.

Trust lead for OSCE for Norwich Medical School.

Secretary: Emma Caswell - 01493 453695.

Dr Himal Gurung

Consultant Paediatrician

Dr Gurung has worked as a paediatric consultant at the James Paget since April 2018.

Secretary: Janet Parker - 01493 453857

Dr Pradeep Venugopal

Consultant Paediatrician

Secretary: Janet Parker - 01493 453857

Dr Sudeep Damodaran

MBBS, DCH, MRCPCH, PG Dip Medical Education

Consultant Paediatrician

Specialities:

General Paediatrics

Sub specialty interests:

Paediatric Rheumatology
Neonatology
Headache
Community Paediatrics ( Looked After Children and ASD)

Experience:

I have been a consultant since September 2014. I completed my Paediatric training in East of England Deanery. I joined James Paget Hospital in January 2015. As part of my training I have worked at Addenbrookes Hospital, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary, New Castle upon Tyne etc. I also have Post Graduate diploma in Medical Education from Bedfordshire University.

Additional information:

(Membership of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health ( MRCPCH))
(Royal College Tutor)

Secretary: Janet Parker - 01493 453857

Dr Rao Kollipara

Consultant Paediatrician

Secretary: Lynn Goreham - 01493 453342

Dr Esi Bentsi-Enchill

MB ChB, DCH, MRCPI, MRCPCH, ECFMG

Consultant Paediatrician

Experience:

Qualified at the University of Legon, Ghana
Trainee posts in Wales, London, Birmingham, Luton, Cambridge and Great Yarmouth
Specialty Training in Great Yarmouth, Cambridge, Luton and Chelsea & Westminster; General paediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology (liver transplantation), Respiratory and PICU, Neonatology.
Consultant post in Wirral NHS Trust: Gastroenterology clinics at Alder Hey Children’s hospital, Multidisciplinary Feeding Clinic, Neonatology, General and Ambulatory Paediatrics (Paediatric Emergency Department and Paediatric Assessment Unit with Hospital@Home service), joint Surgical, Nephrology and Neurology clinics with specialists from Alder Hey

Additional information:

General Medical Council
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, (RCPCH)
East of England Paediatric Gastroenterology Network
East Midlands, East of England and South Yorkshire Children’s Kidney Network ( EMEESY)
East of England Paediatric Development Group
Royal Society of Medicine
Research: Working towards involvement in PREDNOS II trial (management of Nephrotic Syndrome). Participation in departmental and regional audit activity.
Departmental and medical student teaching and training activities

Secretary: Emma Goldson - 01493 452165

Dr Priyadarshan Ambadkar

FRCPCH, DNB (Paediatrics), DCH, MBBS

Consultant Paediatrician

Specialities:

Neonatology
Paediatric Gastroenterology
Paediatric Ambulatory Service

Experience:

I graduated in India as a Paediatrician. I studied further in UK and completed specialist training in Paediatrics. I worked as Locum Consultant in premier children’s hospitals in UK including John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford. I joined James Paget University Hospital as Consultant Paediatrician in June 2012.
I am lead for the Neonatal Unit and Paediatric short stay unit.
I am developing Urgent Care Pathways to help uniform standards of care with Primary care services.

Additional information:

Membership of RCPCH, BMA, East of England Neonatal and Gastroenterology networks
Contribute to on-going research in Paediatrics and Neonates.
Neonatal teaching

Secretary: Laura Freeman - 01493 453099

Dr Oluseun Tayo

Consultant Paediatrician

Secretary: Lynn Goreham - 01493 453342

Head of Neonatal, Childrens and Young Peoples services: Justine Goodwin

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