OCEANIC study sites

The OCEANIC study currently has 10 recruiting sites in England.


Participants for the study will be recruited from Paediatric Intensive Care Units in:

  • Birmingham

  • Bristol

  • Liverpool

  • London

  • Nottingham

  • Sheffield

  • Manchester


Sites opened to recruitment in November 2019.

OCEANIC Site Information and Principal Investigators

Site 1: Paediatric Critical Care Unit, Nottingham Children’s Hospital

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, QMC Campus, Nottingham, NG7 2UH.

Site Principal Investigator: Dr Georgina Harlow

Site 2: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Birmingham Children’s Hospital

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, B46NH

Site Principal Investigator: Dr Julie Menzies

Site 3: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, BS2 8HW

Site Principal Investigator: Dr Sarah Goodwin

Site 4: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH

Site Principal Investigator: Lauran O'Neill

Site 5: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Alder Hey Childrens Hospital

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Eaton Road, Liverpool, L12 2AP

Site Principal Investigator: Laura Walsh

Site 6: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Manchester Children’s Hospital

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL

Site Principal Investigator: Dr Lara Bunni

Site 7: Paediatric Critical Care Unit, Sheffield Children’s Hospital

Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Clarkson Street, Sheffield. S10 2TH.

Site Principal Investigator: Dr Paula Avram

Site 8: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London. SW17 0QT

Site Principal Investigator: Usha Chandran

Site 9: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London. SE5 9RS

Site Principal Investigator: Dr Philip Knight

Site 10: Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU - Ward 6C), The Royal London Hospital

The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, E1 1FR

Site Principal Investigator: Dr Ritika Ghosh Dastidar