Dr Nicole White and Dr Jennifer Deacon

Dr Nicole White is an experienced GP, providing comprehensive care to children and young people.  In addition to her clinical role, she sits as a GP representative on several paediatric clinical networks and is a GP Liaison officer at Children’s Health Qld. Dr Nicole is passionate about growth and development, health promotion and the wellbeing of children and young people in our community.

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Dr Jennifer Deacon has been a Paediatrician since 2005 and is currently a Senior staff specialist at Gold Coast University Hospital, the Paediatric Lead of Lavender Mother Baby unit, a Statewide maternal mental health unit and

Medical Lead of Children’s Hospital in the home. Jennifer has a special interest in infants and toddlers and loves working with families to improve the long-term health outcomes of the community.

Episode 7: Toddler health growing years

Toddler and pre-school years: Growing up healthy    

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