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Clinician

Dr Lizzy Nickerson

Co-Officer for Wales (RCPCH); Consultant Community Paediatrician

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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 9 Sept 2026

LONDON
OfficeRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), London, WC1X 8SHRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is based in Holborn and St Pancras (London): the organisation’s base, not a personal address.

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Dr Lizzy Nickerson: key facts

Kind of voice
Clinician
Role
Co-Officer for Wales (RCPCH); Consultant Community Paediatrician
Organisation
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
Organisation based in
Holborn and St Pancras
Quoted on
Children's health
Press coverage
Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted
13 Sept 2026
First quoted
9 Sept 2026

03  Profile

Who Dr Lizzy Nickerson is

Dr Lizzy Nickerson is a consultant paediatrician based in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, with experience in community paediatrics and safeguarding in Wales. She was appointed, jointly with Dr Dana Beasley, as RCPCH Co-Officer for Wales on 2 April 2026.

The RCPCH is the UK professional body for paediatricians. She previously chaired the Wales Community Child Health Network and served as Wales's Designated Doctor for Child Protection. In RCPCH's State of Child Health 2026 Wales coverage she called for a clear and ambitious Children's Health Plan for Wales built on prevention, early intervention and reducing inequalities.

She has also commented on children's drug and alcohol involvement in Wales, including the limited evidence that minimum unit pricing deters under-18s.

Notable achievements

  1. 01

    Appointed RCPCH Co-Officer for Wales (jointly with Dr Dana Beasley) on 2 April 2026 Source ↗

  2. 02

    Previously served as Chair of the Wales Community Child Health Network and as Wales's Designated Doctor for Child Protection Source ↗

  3. 03

    Contributed a paediatrician's insight on substance misuse to the RCPCH State of Child Health 2026 report Source ↗

04  The signal · where Dr Lizzy Nickerson sits on children's health

Leading

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. Veronica NijloveanuClinicianconsultant paediatricianLeading
  5. Tatiana Íñiguez BerrozpeAcademicsenior lecturer in sociology at the University of Zaragoza in SpainLeading
  6. Dr Lizzy Nickerson portraitDr Lizzy NickersonClinicianCo-Officer for Wales (RCPCH); Consultant Community PaediatricianLeading
  7. Prof Nicola Ranger portraitProf Nicola RangerUnionGeneral Secretary and Chief Executive, Royal College of NursingLeading
  8. Prof Chris Griffiths portraitProf Chris GriffithsAcademicProfessor of Primary Care, Queen Mary University of London (Wolfson Institute of Population Health); also affiliated with the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of OxfordLeading

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05  On the record · press

What Dr Lizzy Nickerson has said

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

Where Dr Lizzy Nickerson 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

How we found the articles that name Dr Lizzy Nickerson: we searched news for these terms.

  • 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

Verbatim

“Wales urgently needs a clear and ambitious Children's Health Plan that puts prevention, early intervention and reducing inequalities at its heart.”
RCPCH Co-Officer for Wales · Children's health · deeside.com · 13 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“We need stronger, more transparent child health data, meaningful targets that allow progress to be measured, and a clear focus on closing the gap between children living in the most and least advantaged communities.”
RCPCH co-officer for Wales · Children's health · walesonline.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“We need stronger, more transparent child health data, meaningful targets that allow progress to be measured, and a clear focus on closing the gap between children living in the most and least advantaged communities.”
RCPCH co-officer for Wales · Children's health · walesonline.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“Wales urgently needs a clear and ambitious Children's Health Plan that puts prevention, early intervention and reducing inequalities at its heart. This must be evidence-based, data-driven and shaped by the expertise of clinicians alongside the voices and experiences of children and young people themselves.”
RCPCH co-officer for Wales · Children's health · bbc.co.uk · 9 Sept 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 appointment, her base at Aneurin Bevan UHB, her community paediatrics and safeguarding experience, and her past roles
  2. RCPCH Wales Officers and Deputy Officers. Her current role, her background and her staff page on the employer's site
  3. A Q&A with our new Co-Officers for Wales. Appointment date of 2 April 2026 and her stated priorities
  4. State of Child Health 2026: Substance misuse. Her title as Consultant Community Paediatrician and her comments on child drug and alcohol use and minimum unit pricing
  5. Paediatricians fear that children in Wales may become 'unhealthiest generation in decades'. Her quoted role in the Wales State of Child Health 2026 briefing
  6. Children in Wales may become 'unhealthiest generation in decades' - Pharmacy Business. Press quote from her calling for a Children's Health Plan built on prevention, early intervention and reducing inequalities
  7. Contact us - RCPCH. RCPCH head office address and postcode, press office email and general phone line

07  Contact & links

Staff page
rcpch.ac.uk/about-us/our-team/rcpch-wales-officers-deputy-officers
Press office email
press.office@rcpch.ac.ukpublished here ↗
Press office phone
+44 (0) 20 7092 6000published here ↗

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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.