Meet the PCCS Council

PCCS PRESIDENT ELECT

Adrian is a Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, and consultant at the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. He is the originator of the Learning from Excellence (LfE) initiative (launched in 2014), a programme which aims to promote staff morale, highlight good practice and integrate positive feedback and quality improvement into routine PICU culture. His interests include sepsis, epidemiology, and “learning from excellence” approaches. 

PCCS IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT

Carli is the PCCS Immediate Past President, and after over 20 years on PCC has recently moved into the role of Head of Nursing Practice CYP at the Royal College of Nursing. She is both adult and paediatric nurse by profession, however her interests are predominantly focused on Paediatric Critical Care, having a PhD in the exploration of children’s nurses and the retention challenges they face. Carli is also interested in education, simulation, CYP leadership and CYP health inequalities, and she is passionate about broadening the scope and profile of Children’s Nursing not only in the UK, but globally. She works in partnership with the NHS, private and independent sector, and professional, statutory and regulatory bodies.

MEDICAL VICE PRESIDENT

Peter is a Consultant Paediatric Intensivist at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, and an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow. He also serves as Associate Postgraduate Dean for the Trainee Development & Wellbeing Service at NHS Scotland’s Deanery, Medical Vice President of the Paediatric Critical Care Society (PCCS), and Foundation Programme Director. His main clinical focus is clinical lead for cardiac intensive care, and he has a strong professional interest in staff wellbeing, peer support, burnout prevention, and education and training within high-stress healthcare settings.

NON-MEDICAL VICE PRESIDENT

HONORARY  SECRETARY

Patrick is lead consultant for the Nottingham Paediatric Critical Care Unit, and works also with the CoMET retrieval team. He has a strong interest in research, publishing widely on diverse topics such as electrical impedance tomography, pharmacostability of Plasmalyte, and the alcohol consumption of James Bond. He has an interest in physiology, many and varied sports, and looking after his chaotic family.

TREASURER

Constantinos is a Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care and Retrieval at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the North West & North Wales Paediatric Transport Service (NWTS). He is also a Clinical Associate Professor in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine, with an Honorary Senior Lectureship at Queen Mary University of London. He holds a PhD in Medical Ethics and Law, and his clinical and academic interests include paediatric resuscitation, patient safety, physiology, and improving practices around paediatric critical care.

MEDICAL MEMBER

Dr Arun Ghose is a Consultant Paediatric Intensivist at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, working across the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), High Dependency Unit (HDU), and the KIDSNTS retrieval service. His clinical interests include extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), cardiac intensive care, renal replacement therapies, therapeutic plasma exchange, retrieval medicine, and advanced high-dependency care. Arun is also the Communications Lead for the Paediatric Critical Care Society.

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NURSE/AHP MEMBER

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Akash is the Director of the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at King's College Hospital, London, and Chair of the Renal/CRRT section of ESPNIC.

His interests include sepsis, liver failure, neurotrauma and acute kidney injury/CRRT.

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Dr Ajay Desai is a consultant in paediatric intensive care medicine at Royal Brompton Hospital in London, United Kingdom. He is the lead for the paediatric ECMO programme, with a special interest in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). He is a faculty member of the SPRinT (simulated interprofessional team training) programme, and has been a member of the education committee of the International Paediatric Simulation Society (IPSS) since 2012.

MEDICAL MEMBER

Dr Rohit Saxena is a Consultant in Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. He specialises in the management of children with complex congenital and acquired heart disease, providing care across the perioperative and postoperative spectrum of cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, heart and lung transplant, and mechanical circulatory support.

His clinical interests include advanced haemodynamic monitoring, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Ventricular assist device and optimisation of care for children with single-ventricle physiology. 

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LAY MEMBER

ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH (RCPCH)

INTERCOLLEGIATE SPECIALIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ISCA)

NHS ENGLAND CLINICAL REFERENCE GROUP (CRG)

WORLD FEDERATION OF PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE SOCIETY (WFPICCS)

OPERATIONAL DELIVERY NETWORK (ODN)