Jane Ravenscroft is a Consultant Dermatologist at Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre and at the King’s Mill Hospital Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.

She studied Medicine at Leeds University and qualified as a doctor in 1988, winning the Gold Medal for the highest grades of the year.  After working in general medicine Jane qualified as a Member of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (MRCP(UK)) in 1991 and as a Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) in 1993.  She also spent 7 years training as a part time registrar, first at Leeds and then at Nottingham, whilst her three children were young.

Jane decided that children’s skin disease was the area of dermatology that she found most fascinating.  Since becoming a full time consultant in 2004, she has specialised in this area.  Dr Ravenscroft has published research papers and case reports in many subjects including atopic eczema, antibiotic resistance in eczema and acne, fungal infections and head lice infections.  She has contributed chapters to books on paediatric dermatology and atopic eczema.

She is very committed to training medical students, other dermatologists and general practitioners in management of skin disorders.  Jane believes this to be essential to improve standards of dermatology care in the UK.

As the lead doctor for paediatric dermatology at Queens, she has worked hard with her two colleagues to develop services for children.  Jane works only for the NHS and has worked hard to develop the paediatric dermatology department within Queens Medical Centre – building close links with the other children’s services at the hospital.