Emma Ashrafi - Pan Thames Paediatric Long Term Ventilation Network

Support with school costs in the new academic year

by Emma Ashrafi | Aug 27, 2025 | Charities / Grants, Childcare, Education, Travel

The start of a new school year can mean new or additional costs, such as school uniforms, to food costs. Some children may require specialist equipment or support with travel to school. These expenses can place a significant strain on household budgets. But help is...

Expansion of childcare support

by Emma Ashrafi | Aug 12, 2025 | Childcare, Education

This September, eligible working parents with children aged from 9 months will be able to access 30 hours of childcare per week, over 38 weeks of the year. Please note that if you’re in receipt of Carers Allowance or certain other benefits, you may still be...

New report on poverty and children’s health

by Emma Ashrafi | Jul 23, 2025 | Charities / Grants, Discharge, Energy, Housing, Reports, Welfare Benefits

A report has been released by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and Child Poverty Action Group following a survey with Paediatricians on the impacts of poverty on children’s health. Key findings: 96% said poor housing conditions (such as overcrowding...

Evelina London patients:

Please follow advice on the child’s emergency respiratory care plan. If child is unwell with respiratory compromise, please bleep the Evelina Respiratory fellow via switchboard (020 7188 7188) on bleep 1468 during working hours or the paediatric team on bleep 0317 out of hours. Alternatively, you can speak with the HDU team on 02071886087.

King’s College patients:

Please follow advice on the child’s emergency respiratory care plan. Contact the respiratory registrar on bleep 397 via switchboard 020 3299 9000 or CNS in office hours 020 3299 4580/7048, out of hours to contact the respiratory consultant on call or Thomas Cook HDU on 020 3299 5660 or PICU on 020 3299 2313.

St George’s patients:

Please follow advice on the child’s emergency respiratory care plan. Contact LTV and Respiratory CNS on 02087254216. For urgent advice overnight contact PICU. Hospitals switch number 0208 672 1255

Brompton patients:

Please follow advice on the child’s emergency respiratory care plan. Continue to contact the LTV team during normal working hours (Mon-Friday 8-4) on 07580887048 or 07791087010 and or the on-call Paediatric Respiratory SpR via switchboard 0330 128 8121 out of hours if you require clinical or technical advice.

GOSH patients:

Please follow advice on the child’s emergency respiratory care plan. Contact the respiratory registrar via switchboard 020 7405 9200 or contact the NIV and TrLTV CNS for NIV 02074059200 Ext 1726/8761 or email Victoria.robinson@gosh.nhs.uk/garry.rendle@gosh.nhs.uk We may be deployed to other clinical areas at any time point and the NIV service may have limited cover. For LTV 02074059200 Ext 5519 or email jenny.taylor@gosh.nhs.uk.

Royal London patients:

Please follow advice on the child’s emergency respiratory care plan. Contact the LTV team (0203 5940489,:07715 038 332) or respiratory sleep physiologist (07701004462) during normal working hours or the on-call Paediatric Respiratory Consultant via switchboard out of hours if you require clinical or technical advice.

Support with school costs in the new academic year

Expansion of childcare support