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Dr Jay Halbert
Consultant Paediatrician
MBBS BSc DTMH MRCPCH

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Award winning senior consultant paediatrician with a busy NHS & private practice providing inpatient, outpatient & telehealth consultations on all acute & chronic conditions affecting children from birth to 18 years

 

Completed his specialist training at Great Ormond Street, University College London & Cambridge University Hospitals

 

Current NHS practice is at Tunbridge Wells Hospital having previously been the Clinical Lead at one of the largest paediatric oncology shared care centres in the UK at Barts Health

 

Awarded the prestigious NHS England Clinical Excellence (Impact) Award for his services to advance child health nationally & internationally

 

Passionate about providing safe, effective, compassionate and high quality care

 

Has worked as an expert advisor to the UK Healthcare Regulator (CQC), National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE), Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health (RCPCH), NHS England and to the World Health Organisation (WHO)

 

Works as an expert medical witness & provides a second opinions service for complex paediatric cases

Strives to practice evidence-based medicine and is a Principal Investigator for several national & international child health studies

 

Regularly invited to present his research & quality improvement projects at national & international conferences for which he has received numerous awards

 

Author to several publications in peer reviewed journals (including The Lancet) & several book chapters

 

Advanced Paediatric Life Support Instructor & Medical Director & enjoys teaching on a variety of undergraduate & postgraduate courses including the Masters of Tropical Paediatrics & Diploma of Tropical Medicine

 

Strongly advocates a holistic & integrated approach to support children reaching their full potential

 

Clinical Lead for Child Mental Health at Tunbridge Wells Hospital; a committee member on the NICE Guideline for Self-harm; and has worked as a consultant to Simetrica-Jacobs who are global leaders in wellbeing science  

Specialist in global child health & has extensive experience working & implementing child health programmes in Africa, Asia, Europe & Latin America

 

Completed a Diploma in Tropical Medicine at the world-renowned Gorgas Institute in Peru & provides consultations on all aspects of child travel health including: pre-departure immunisations, general health & safety, remote advice whilst travelling or living abroad, & post-travel health screening such as for malaria & tuberculosis

Director of a global healthcare consultancy firm that provides specialist advice on the development, implementation & evaluation of medical technology & digital health products & services for children & young people

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