Davis, Dr Carol L

MBBS MA FRCP 

Speciality

Palliative Medicine  

Training and Education

Primary Medical Qualification
MBBS 1983 The London Hospital
 
Subsequent Qualifications MA 1983 Cantab
FRCP 1997 RCP London 

Experience

Dr Davis has worked for Southampton University Hospitals Trust since March 1995.

Consultant in Palliative Medicine March 1995 - present
Senior Lecturer/ Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital (Oct 1992 - March 1995)
Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine, University of Southampton /Southampton University Hospitals Trust  (March 1995 - March 2000)
Macmillan Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Southampton University Hospitals Trust (March 2000 - current)
Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine, King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst (Dec 2000-July 2003) secondment one day/week 

Key achievements

Team Leader, Hospital Palliative Care Team  April 1995 – present
Clinical Lead, Cancer Care  March 2004 – November 2008
Lead Consultant, Palliative Medicine, SUHT January 2007 – present
Member of the Hampshire PCT End of Life Care Programme Board  October 2008 – present

Track record of research in Palliative Care, particularly about palliation of breathlessness.  Lectured widely Nationally and Internationally on many aspects of Palliative Care, particularly relating to breathlessness 

Key awards and prizes

SUHT Chairman’s Award (2007) recognised my clinical work. 

Research

Boyland L, Davis CL. Patients’ experiences of carcinoma of unknown primary site: dealing with uncertainty. Palliative Medicine 2008; 22: 177-183

Davis CL, Percy G. Breathlessness, Cough and other Respiratory Problems  In: ABC of Palliative Care, Second Edition, pages 13-16, 2006, Blackwell Publishing

Hawker S, Kerr C, Payne S, Seamark D, Davis C, Roberts H, Jarrett N, Roderick P, Smith P. End-of-life care in community hospitals: the perceptions of bereaved family members. Palliative Medicine 2006; 20: 541-547