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Dr Dana Beasley: no photograph is held, so the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) monogram is shown instead.
Clinician

Dr Dana Beasley

Co-Officer for Wales (RCPCH); Consultant Paediatrician

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Quoted in the press, across 2 topics since 18 Apr 2026

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Dr Dana Beasley: key facts

Kind of voice
Clinician
Role
Co-Officer for Wales (RCPCH); Consultant Paediatrician
Organisation
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
Quoted on
Children's health, Public health & prevention
Press coverage
Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted
13 Sept 2026
First quoted
18 Apr 2026

03  Profile

Who Dr Dana Beasley is

Dr Dana Beasley is a consultant paediatrician based in Swansea Bay University Health Board, with experience in general paediatrics. She is also the local link for paediatric rheumatology.

She was RCPCH Deputy Officer for Wales from 2023 and was appointed one of two RCPCH Co-Officers for Wales in 2026, alongside Dr Lizzy Nickerson. In that role she helps provide senior leadership for the College's work in Wales. She has called for a Children's Health Plan for Wales built around prevention, early intervention and reducing inequalities.

She has also spoken on child poverty, investment in early years, the 'First 1,000 days', and the fair funding of child health services. She has given evidence to the Senedd health committee's inquiry on obesity.

Notable achievements

  1. 01

    Appointed RCPCH Co-Officer for Wales (jointly with Dr Lizzy Nickerson) in 2026, having served as RCPCH Deputy Officer for Wales since 2023. Source ↗

  2. 02

    Gave evidence to the Senedd health committee inquiry on obesity, where she raised concerns about cases of childhood vitamin C and vitamin D deficiency in Wales. Source ↗

  3. 03

    Was the RCPCH spokesperson on the launch of the State of Child Health 2026 report for Wales, which warned of a possible 'unhealthiest generation in decades'. Source ↗

04  The signal · where Dr Dana Beasley sits on children's health

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One of the voices most often quoted in the press on children's health.

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  1. Dr Helen Stewart portraitDr Helen StewartClinicianOfficer for Health Improvement (and Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Sheffield Children's Hospital), Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)Leading
  2. Dr Mike McKeanClinicianVice-president for policy of the RCPCHLeading
  3. Lynn Woolsey portraitLynn WoolseyUnionChief Nursing Officer, Royal College of NursingLeading
  4. Prof Simon KennyAcademicnational clinical director for children and young people at NHS EnglandLeading
  5. Angie WillisClinicianNHS midwife and registered health visitorLeading
  6. Dr Dana BeasleyClinicianCo-Officer for Wales (RCPCH); Consultant PaediatricianLeading
  7. Carli Whittaker portraitCarli WhittakerUnionUK Head of Nursing Practice (Children and Young People), Royal College of Nursing (RCN)Leading
  8. Rachel NichollsClinicianconsultant paediatricianLeading

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05  On the record · press

What Dr Dana Beasley has said

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  • walesonline.co.uk
  • bbc.co.uk
  • bbc.com
  • deeside.com

Where Dr Dana Beasley has been quoted

  1. Wales has worst child obesity rate in the UK, new report revealsdeeside.com · 13 Sept 2026
  2. Tooth decay, obesity, and asthma fears with kids in Wales on track as 'unhealthiest generation in decades'walesonline.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
  3. Kids in Wales on track to be 'unhealthiest generation in decades'walesonline.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
  4. Wales risks raising one of the unhealthiest generations in decades, doctors warnbbc.co.uk · 9 Sept 2026
  5. Junk food struggles in Wales' most obese area Blaenau Gwentbbc.com · 18 Apr 2026
How we found the articles that name Dr Dana Beasley: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics

Children's health

  • children's health
  • paediatric
  • child health
  • children's hospital
  • infant mortality

Also searched with “children's health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Children's health

Public health & prevention

  • public health
  • preventative healthcare
  • prevention agenda
  • health prevention
  • obesity strategy
  • childhood obesity
  • smoking cessation
  • smoke-free

Also searched with “public health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Public health & prevention

Verbatim

“This report exposes the deeply concerning state of child health in Wales and the widening inequalities experienced by families across the country.”
RCPCH Co-Officer for Wales · Children's health · deeside.com · 13 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“This report exposes the shocking state of child health and the deepening inequalities experienced by families across Wales. The impact of this is devastating and long-lasting; limiting the life opportunities for our youngest generations before they even have a chance.”
RCPCH co-officer for Wales · Children's health · walesonline.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“This report exposes the shocking state of child health and the deepening inequalities experienced by families across Wales. The impact of this is devastating and long-lasting; limiting the life opportunities for our youngest generations before they even have a chance.”
RCPCH co-officer for Wales · Children's health · walesonline.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“Behind every statistic is a child whose health, wellbeing and opportunities in life can be affected for years to come. We cannot accept a situation where a child's chances of growing up healthy are so heavily influenced by where they live or the circumstances, they are born into.”
RCPCH co-officer for Wales · Children's health · bbc.co.uk · 9 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“This is an issue that further entrenches health inequalities with the most deprived children far more likely to be impacted than their richer peers”
Paediatrician · Public health & prevention · bbc.com · 18 Apr 2026 · Read the article

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06  Sources

References for this biography

  1. Dr Dana Beasley and Dr Lizzy Nickerson appointed RCPCH Co-Officers for Wales. Her current role as Co-Officer, her post as consultant paediatrician at Swansea Bay UHB, and her Deputy Officer service since 2023.
  2. RCPCH Wales Officers and Deputy Officers. Her role as Co-Officer and her profile on the employer's staff page.
  3. Introducing the RCPCH Wales Deputies. She is a general paediatrician and the local link for paediatric rheumatology. Her stated priorities are the First 1,000 days, primary prevention, child poverty and health inequalities.
  4. State of Child Health 2026: Wales - Quick read. Her call for a Children's Health Plan in Wales focused on prevention, early intervention and reducing inequalities.
  5. Delivering for all – An RCPCH Wales ask of the next Welsh Government. Her advocacy on child poverty and early years investment.
  6. Time to transform: Putting children at the heart of the NHS in Wales. Her argument that child health services are under-prioritised and under-funded.
  7. Doctor warns of rising scurvy cases among children in Wales. Her evidence to the Senedd health committee obesity inquiry.
  8. Doctors warn Wales risks raising 'unhealthiest generation in decades'. Press coverage quoting her as RCPCH Co-Officer for Wales on the State of Child Health report.
  9. RCPCH welcomes the introduction of Health Impact Assessments in Wales. Her comments welcoming mandatory Health Impact Assessments in Wales.

07  Contact & links

Staff page
rcpch.ac.uk/about-us/our-team/rcpch-wales-officers-deputy-officers

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Doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and other registered clinicians quoted in a clinical capacity. Citations are counted by an automated scan of UK press coverage and may be incomplete. Roles, biographies and contact details are researched and human-reviewed before they appear here; anything not yet reviewed is simply absent rather than shown unverified. This profile was last updated on 12 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.