Dr Caroline Bleakley

Associate Specialist in Paediatric Neurodisability, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Bleakley is a Neurodisability Paediatrician employed at Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and serves as the Trust Lead for ADHD. With over 25 years of experience, she has developed a passionate and dedicated interest in supporting children, young people, and adults with ADHD, recognising it as a unique opportunity to change lives.

A strong advocate for “measurement-based care,” Dr Bleakley emphasises the importance of using structured outcome measures throughout the medical management and titration of ADHD medication, ensuring that individuals achieve a state of being “fully stable and optimised.”

Dr Bleakley is deeply interested in the evolving science of ADHD, particularly the connections between the brain and body, and is committed to bringing this science to life by sharing new insights and learning.

In addition to leading on ADHD, Dr Bleakley delivers tertiary clinics for holistic assessment, understanding, and management of children and young people with complex needs, including those with significant mental health, physical health challenges, or multiple coexisting conditions.

As a keen educator, Dr Bleakley also works with a large independent lifespan ADHD organisation as an external medical supervisor. Having benefited greatly from the mentorship of an inspirational Neurodisability Paediatrician, the founder of the Sheffield ADHD service, Dr Bleakley is dedicated to passing this learning forward and inspiring others in the same way.

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