Dr Claire Sumner

Dr Claire Sumner is an accomplished Consultant Paediatrician who specialises in Community Paediatrics and child health. Dedicated to providing compassionate, comprehensive care for infants, children, and young people, she addresses a wide variety of developmental, physical, and complex healthcare needs. Dr Sumner adopts a supportive, family-centred approach, ensuring that young patients and their carers feel heard, understood, and reassured throughout their medical journey.

Her clinical practice encompasses a broad spectrum of community child health services, with a strong focus on developmental difficulties, child disability, and supporting vulnerable or care-experienced young people. As a Consultant in Community Paediatrics, Dr Sumner plays an essential role in child protection, safeguarding assessments, and child planning. She collaborates extensively with multidisciplinary teams, working alongside General Practitioners, health visitors, social services, and educational professionals to deliver holistic, coordinated care tailored to each child's individual needs.

Dr Sumner remains committed to advancing standard practice through professional engagement, including work with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), where she has served on the Child Protection Sub Committee. Through her involvement in safeguarding leadership, clinical supervision, and multi-agency collaboration, Dr Sumner consistently promotes high standards of clinical excellence and patient safety across paediatric care.