Anaesthesia, Pain Relief and Sedation

The department is named after the pioneer of paediatric anaesthesia Dr Jackson Rees whose innovations were adopted by anaesthetists world wide.

25 Consultant Anaesthetists, 4 Fellows, and 11-13 Specialist Registrars currently staff the department. The department works closely with the Pain Relief and Sedation Team.

We provide anaesthesia and pain relief for children and young people from birth to adolescence. All surgical specialties (except transplant) and many radiology interventions are catered for. Approximately 18,000 anaesthetic procedures are carried out per year.

The team of pain nurse specialists work from 8am – 6pm Monday to Friday. They help children recovering from surgery, trauma or acute medical conditions as well as the management of sedation withdrawal following prolonged admission to intensive care. They also provide a pain and sedation management service for children undergoing painful/fear-provoking interventions.

The on call anaesthetic team covers the pain relief service out of office hours.

Parent/Carer information for Children over 12 years

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Employment and Training Opportunities

Useful Links

Alder Hey Paediatric Difficult Airway Course for Staff

Staff List (contactable via the anaesthetic secretaries - click here to view)

Consultant	Role	Interests
Dr Philip Arnold	Head of Anaesthetic Department	Cardiac anaesthesia
Dr Imogen Billingham
Dr Andrew Bowhay	Head of School of Anaesthesia	Airway surgery
Dr Peter Corry	Children’s Health Park	Cardiac anaesthesia
Dr Richard Craig	Transfusion Lead	Clinical Simulation
Dr Mary Cunliffe	Head of Acute Pain Service	Acute and Chronic Pain
Dr Marie Deane	Rota coordinator	Neurosurgery
Dr Annette Davis	Cardiac Rota coordinator	Cardiac anaesthesia
Dr Rishi Diwan	Visitor coordinator	Regional anaesthesia
Dr Jo Dixon	National Audit coordinator
Dr Colin Dryden	Assistant Medical Director Neurosurgery	Neurosurgery
Dr Anne Hunt	Critical Incidents coordinator SAMPs coordinator Ophthalmology lead
Dr Carol Jones	Chair of Resuscitation Committee	Burns
Dr Nivedeta Kelgeri	Cleft Lip and Palate Lead
Dr Sri Kuchi	Drugs and Therapeutics	Regional Anaesthesia
Dr Katherine Lau	Dental Lead Major Civilian Disaster coordinator
Dr Harvey Livingstone	Equipment lead Emergency surgery lead
Dr Barbara Michalska	Infection Control Lead	Cardiac Anaesthesia
Dr Caron Moores	General on call rota	Acupuncture
Dr Peter Murphy
Dr Frank Potter	Chair of Medical Board	PICU
Dr Radha Ravi	ENT lead Transfusion Lead	Spinal
Dr Naveen Raj	College Tutor IT coordinator	Cardiac
Dr Steve Roberts	Clinical Director Theatres/Anaesthesia	Regional anaesthesia
Dr Richard Sarginson		Maxillofacial
Dr Sanaulla Syed

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