MBBS, MA, FRCPCH, PhD

Training and education

University of Cambridge (MA)
Royal Free and University College London, University of London (MBBS)
University of Cambridge (PhD)
Fellow of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH)
Paediatric training at Birmingham Children's Hospital (senior house officer rotation) and South London specialist registrar training programme
Sub-specialty oncology training at Great Ormond Street Hospital and the Royal Marsden Hospital
Clinical lecturer research post at St George's, University of London
Senior research associate post at University College London

Experience

Dr Bate is a paediatric oncologist and honorary associate professor at University of Southampton, who joined the Trust in 2015.

Dr Bate cares for children with all kinds of cancers, but she has a particular interest in Wilms (kidney tumours) and bone and soft tissue sarcomas.

Research

Dr Bate combines her clinical work with an active research programme aimed at improving treatment, supportive care and long-term outcomes for children and young people with cancer. Her research has helped shape national clinical practice and improve the experience of patients and families

In 2022, Dr Bate was awarded a fellowship through the UHS Research Leader’s Programme. In recognition of her contribution to research, Dr Bate was awarded a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award in 2024, supporting her work to improve care for children with cancer.

Her research has influenced clinical practice nationally. She led research demonstrating that oral antiviral medication can be used as an alternative to varicella zoster immunoglobulin following chickenpox exposure in children with cancer. This work informed national guidance and contributed to changes in standard clinical practice across the NHS.

Dr Bate leads several UK-wide research collaborations that bring together healthcare professionals, researchers, children and families to improve cancer care and address some of the most important challenges facing children with cancer today. These include projects focused on health inequalities, infections, intensive care admissions and central venous lines.

Dr Bate has a longstanding commitment to patient and public involvement in research and works closely with children, young people and families to ensure research reflects the priorities that matter most to patients.

Roles

Within Southampton, Dr Bate has held a number of leadership positions including head of paediatric chemotherapy (2021-2025) and Chair of the paediatric oncology governance group (2017-2025). She also co-leads multidisciplinary reflective practice within Southampton Children's Hospital.

Nationally, she serves on the executive committee of the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG), co-chairs its Supportive Care Group and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group. She also contributes to national research funding and policy committees.

Internationally, she works with organisations including the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC), the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) and the International Paediatric Oncology Guidelines Network.

Awards and recognition

Dr Bate's work has been recognised through a number of national awards, including a National Clinical Impact Award (2022) and the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group Johann Visser Award for Outstanding Leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic (2022). She also received the IWantGreatCare Certificate of Excellence Award in 2021 in recognition of excellent patient and family feedback.

Contact

You can contact Dr Bate via her secretary, Lorraine Davidson - call 023 8120 4101 or send an email.

If you'd like to leave feedback on the care you or your child has received from Dr Bate, you can visit her profile on IWantGreatCare.