Introducing the Team

Sanjay Patel (National Programme Lead)

Sanjay is a consultant in paediatric infectious diseases working at Southampton Children’s Hospital. He is keen to improve the way that care is delivered to children with infections and to improve the way that antibiotics are used (antibiotic stewardship). He runs educational courses across the country on diagnosing and managing serious infections in children. He is also involved in delivering integrated children's services across Hampshire. His passion for service improvement stems from the time he spent working in South Africa, where he graphically saw the impact of systems failures on childhood outcomes. These have been his main drivers in setting up the Healthier Together initiative.

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Marion Schmidt (Paediatric Medical Lead South East Wales Programme)

Marion is a Consultant Paediatrician, who works as part of the  General Paediatric Team with an  interest in Paediatric Cardiology. She has worked for the Aneurin Bevan Health Board for more than 15 years and enjoys the challenges and variety of working in a busy paediatric unit as part of a multidisplinary team.   Marion has an interest in teaching , training and guideline development,she has taken a lead on Paediatric Clinical Pathways within the trust for over 10 years ​​​and looks forward to further improve care across teams as part of the Healthier together initiative .