Today I launch the first of several podcast episodes from the Pharmacist Diaries Roadshow with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

To kickstart this podcast series, I am honoured and excited to introduce Stephen Tomlin to the podcast. Steve is an extremely passionate paediatric pharmacist who has spent over 30 years in this field. He is currently the Director of the Children’s Medicines Centre at GOSH following 3 years as their Chief Pharmacist. Prior to this, he was the lead pharmacist at Evelina London Children’s Hospital, where he also became the first Paediatric Consultant Pharmacist in 2007. His main fields of expertise are paediatric medicines safety, medicines compliance and competence of the paediatric pharmacy workforce.

For many years he has worked part time as the Professional Lead of the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacy Group (NPPG), allowing him to represent paediatric pharmacy on many national forums, at government level and within the Royal Colleges and within the media. He is also vice chair of the Joint Medicines Committee for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and medicine expert on the NHSE Paediatric Medicines Clinical Reference Group.

On this episode Steve shares with us why pediatrics is such an exciting field to work in, including the challenges, the opportunities, and the sheer joy of working with pediatric patients. We also discuss the importance of understanding the unique needs of paediatric patients and the need for pharmacists to be comfortable with the uncomfortable as we don’t always have a clear answer. Steve's passion for his work is infectious, and he provides a wealth of knowledge and insights into what it takes to be a successful paediatric pharmacist.

If you're considering a career in paediatrics, you genuinely will not want to miss this episode! However, if you’re not interested in paediatrics but you want to hear a story filled with passion and purpose, you’ve come to the right place friend!

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