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Current NHS consultant posts held

Simon is a Consultant Paediatrician at Kings College Hospital (KCH), Denmark Hill, London. This is one of London’s busiest paediatric hospitals.

Simon, has held senior managerial roles at KCH from 2015 to 2022, and has held senior education and training roles. He takes great pride in developing the next generation of paediatricians.

Research interests

Simon has over 35 peer reviewed publications and was awarded his PhD from the University of London in 2009, entitled “Long term respiratory morbidity and healthcare utilisation of prematurely born infants following RSV infection.”

Personal interests

Simon, is a keen Hiker, and can often be seen with his Labrador doing urban hikes in South East London. He enjoys travelling, in particular to Italy and continues trying to learn Italian!

Publications

Over 30 publications in peer reviewed journals. These are my top 10 Publications

1) Effect of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 on children and young people. Sarah Brookman, James Cook, Mark Zucherman, Simon Broughton, Katharine Harman, Atul Gupta. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. Published:February 10, 2021. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(21)00030-4
2) A meta-analysis of montelukast for recurrent wheeze in preschool children HR Hussein, A Gupta, S Broughton, G Ruiz, N Brathwaite, C Bossley. Eur J Pediatr. 2017 Jul;176(7):963-969
3) Prendergast M, Rafferty GF, Milner AD, Broughton S, Davenport M, Jani J, Nicolaides K, Greenough A. Lung function at follow-up of infants with surgically correctable anomalies. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012 Oct;47(10):973-8.
4) Drysdale SB, Wilson T, Alcazar M, Broughton S, Zuckerman M, Smith M, Rafferty GF, Johnston SL, Greenough A. Lung function prior to viral lower respiratory tract infections in prematurely born infants. Thorax. 2011 Jun;66(6):468-73
5) Broughton S, Thomas M, Marston L, Calvert S, Marlow N, Peacock J, Rafferty G and Greenough A. Very prematurely born infants wheezing at follow-up: lung function and risk factors. Arch Dis Child 2007; 92; 776-80.
6) Sylvester K, Patey R, Milligan P, Rafferty G, Broughton, S, Rees D, Thein, S. L and Greenough, A. Impact of acute chest syndrome on lung function of children with sickle cell disease. J Pediatr 2006:149;17-22.
7) Broughton S, Bhat R, Roberts A, Zuckerman M, Rafferty G and Greenough A. Diminished lung function, RSV infection and respiratory morbidity in prematurely born infants. Arch Dis Child 2006; 91; 26-30.
8) Broughton S, Roberts A, Zuckerman M, Fox G and Greenough A. Prospective study of risk factors for healthcare utilisation and RSV infection in prematurely born infants. Thorax 2005; 60:1039-44.
9) Bhat R, Broughton S, Khetriwal B, Rafferty G. F, Hannam S, Milner AD and Greenough A. Dampened ventilatory response to added deadspace in newborns of smoking mothers. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2005; 90: F316-F319.
10) Broughton SJ, Berry A, Jacobe S, Cheeseman P, Tarnow-Mordi WO, Greenough A. The Mortality Index for Neonatal Transportation (MINT) score: a new mortality prediction model for retrieved neonates. Pediatrics 2004; 114: e424-8.

Courses offered to GPs

I am a Paediatric advanced life support instructor and am available to deliver resuscitation training to GP's and parents if needed.