Finella Craig

Dr Craig is a specialist in paediatric palliative medicine.

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• MBBS
• BSc
• MRCPCH

• The European Association of Palliative Care Paediatric Taskforce

• Together for Short Lives, Practice and Service Development Council

• Together for Short Lives Clinical Ethics group

• North Central London Children’s Palliative Care Network

• London Children’s Palliative Care Network

Her palliative care training included two years with a community and hospital-based adult palliative care service as well as with the Paediatric Palliative Care team at GOSH.

Dr Craig’s research interests are varied and have focused on developing access to palliative care services and palliative care support for children with non-malignant disease. Conference presentations, invited lectures and publications have focused on the following themes:

• palliative care support in the intensive care unit

• out-of-hospital extubation

• neonatal and antenatal palliative care

• palliative care for young adults

• the provision of palliative care services within the school community

• Palliative care services for children and young people in England. An independent review for the Secretary of State for Health. Member of the reference group. 2007.

• Craig F, Huijer A. S, et al. IMPaCCT: Standards for paediatric palliative care in Europe. European Journal of Palliative Care. 2007; 14(3): 109-116.

• A neonatal pathway for babies with palliative care needs. ACT 2009.

• Palliative care (supportive and end of life care) A framework for clinical practice in perinatal medicine. British Association of Perinatal Medicine. August 2010.

• A care pathway to support extubation within a children’s palliative care framework. ACT 2011

Craig F, Goldman A. Home management of the dying NICU patient. Seminars in Neonatology, 2003; 8(2): 177-183.

Sibson K, Craig F, Goldman A. Palliative care for children. In Faull C, Carter Y, and Daniels L. (Eds.) Handbook of Palliative Care. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. 2nd ed. 2005; pp. 295-316.

Craig, F. Adolescents and young adults. Oxford Text Book of Palliative Care, Oxford University Press. 2006.

Craig F, Huijer A. S, et al. IMPaCCT: Standards for paediatric palliative care in Europe. European Journal of Palliative Care. 2007; 14(3): 109-116.

Ramnarayan P, Craig F, et al. Characteristics of deaths occurring in hospitalised children: Changing trends. Journal of Medical Ethics. 2007; 33(5): 255-260.

Craig F, Abu-Saad Huijer H, et al. IMPaCCT: Standards of paediatric palliative care. IMPaCCT: Standards pädiatrischer palliativversorgung in Europa. 2008; 22(4): 401-408.

McCulloch R, Comac M, et al. Paediatric palliative care: coming of age in oncology? European Journal of Cancer. 2008; 44(8): 1139-1145.

Craig F, Comac M, et al. Dying with a neurological condition in adolescence. Paediatrics and Child Health. 2009; 19(10): 479-481.

George R, Craig F. Palliative care for young people with cancer. Cancer Forum. 2009; 33(1): 28-33.

Zernikow B, Michel E, et al. Pediatric palliative care: Use of opioids for the management of pain. Pediatric Drugs 209, 11(2): 129-151.

Craig F, Rajapakse CD, McNamara K, Williamson N. Investing in primary care as the bridge for transitional care. Arch Dis Child. 2011; 96(1):1-2.

Craig F, Boden C, Samuel J. Schooling of children with a life-limiting or life-threatening illness. European Journal of Palliative Care. 2012; 19(3) 131-135.

Craig F, Lidstone V. Adolescents and young adults. Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care for Children 2nd Edition. Eds Ann Goldman, Richard Hain, and Stephen Liben. Oxford University Press. May 2012.

Carter B, Craig F. Intensive care units. Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care for Children. 2nd Edition. Eds Ann Goldman, Richard Hain, and Stephen Liben. Oxford University Press. May 2012.

Craig F, Bayliss J. Palliative care for children. Textbook of Palliative Medicine (in press), Hodder Education.

Telephone: 020 7829 8678
Email: Finella.craig@gosh.nhs.uk