CAREER
May Ng is an Honorary Professor at Edge Hill University, Honorary Associate Professor of University of Liverpool and a Consultant Paediatrician and Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist based in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. She is an Associate Medical Director at the Trust. She completed her undergraduate degree in Medicine under full scholarship in Sydney, Australia and undertook her paediatric training in Australia, Manchester and Mersey deaneries. She obtained the national grid for paediatric endocrinology and diabetes and completed her sub-
She was awarded Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to people with diabetes and people with autism and disabilities. In 2019, she also received a personal Prime Minister’s Invitation to a reception at 10. Downing Street as a personal thanks and commendation towards care of diabetes. She was an invited speaker to House of Commons, UK Parliament on the 19th July 2018 and spoke to end the postcode lottery for access to technology in diabetes. Prof Ng is also the clinical leader of multiple national award winning initiatives such the 2020 North West Regional Winner for the Excellence in Healthcare Award category of the NHS Parliamentary Awards, 2019 University of Liverpool Alumni Award, 2019 HSJ Diabetes Initiative Finalist, 2018 Mary Mackinnon Diabetes UK award, 2015 Winner of Diabetes Quality in Care (QiC) UK, Pride Awards 2015 Team of the Year, Highly Commended runner up for Diabetes Team of the Year in the National BMJ Awards 2015, Best diabetes service performer for North West in the National Paediatric Diabetes Peer Review Assessment DQUiNs 2014, finalist in the National HSJ Clinical Leader of the Year Award 2015 and the UK Asian Woman of Achievement Award 2016.
Professor May Ng has been featured in the Lancet, the world’s highest impact academic journal In Focus Profile and the profile publication can be viewed here. http://www.a-
She is the Chair of the UK Association of Children’s Diabetes Clinicians and Chair
of the UK NIHR DUK Diabetes Research Steering Group for Children and Young People.
She attained the Royal College of Physicians ‘Doctor as Educators’ Accreditation Certificate
and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). She serves as Clinical Guidelines
Officer for British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Chair of the E-
Committee of European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology, International Society Paediatric
Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) Advisory Council, member of NICE External Reference Group
National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), NICE Diabetes Guideline Group and National
Steering Group Children’s and Young People’s Diabetes Peer Review. She is also involved in
development of national paediatric training and policies in endocrine and diabetes. She is
member of the Diabetes UK Council of Healthcare Professionals and leads on many national
guidelines and health policies.
She is voluntary Chief Medical Advisor for Action4Diabetes.org, a UK charity providing education free insulin medications and blood glucose monitoring equipment to severely disadvantaged children and young people with Type 1 diabetes in South-
She lives in Ormskirk and is married with three children. She is an Autism advocate and is involved in the promotion of Autism Awareness and is a member of the National Autistic Society as a parent advocating for autism awareness and autism inclusion.
PROFESSIONAL ROLES AND MEMBERSHIPS
Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Member of the External Reference Group for National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Clinical Guidelines Officer for British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED)
Chair of the European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) Online Learning Committee
Advisory Council of the International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD)
Chair of the Association of Children’s Diabetes Clinicians (ACDC) 2016-
Officer for Research for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
Diabetes UK Council of Healthcare Professionals
Chair of National Institute Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN)/BSPED Clinical Studies Group (CSG) for Diabetes in Children and Young People
National Institute for Health and Research (NIHR) Northwest Coast Specialty Research Lead for Paediatrics
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
CCST, Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training: (1) General Paediatrics and (2) Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, General Medical Council UK
FRCPCH Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, United Kingdom
MRCPCH Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, United Kingdom
DCH Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, United Kingdom
FHEA, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom
SFFMLM, Senior Fellow of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, United Kingdom
MBBS (Honours) University of Sydney, Australia
Master of Medical Science (Child Health, Diabetes and Endocrinology) University of Liverpool
PhD (Child Health) University of Liverpool
LLM, Master of Laws, University of Liverpool
HFMA Level 7 Advanced Higher Diploma in Healthcare Business and Finance
MBA (Healthcare Finance) (Merit) BPP University, UK
AWARDS, GRANTS AND PRIZES
Diabetes UK Arnold Bloom Award 2023
British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Research and Innovation Award 2023
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours List
North West Regional Winner for the Excellence in Healthcare Award 2020
NHS Parliamentary Awards 2020
Southport Charitable Trust Grant (£30,000)
University of Liverpool Alumni Award 2019
HSJ Diabetes Team of the Year Finalist 2019
Diabetes UK Mary McKinnon Award 2018
Commended Finalist Diabetes Team of the Year Quality in Care (QiC) Awards 2017
Clinical Excellence Award 2012, 2014, 2016
National Clinical Excellence Bronze Award 2018
National Clinical Excellence Silver Award 2021
Winner of 2015 Diabetes Quality in Care (QiC) Award
Pride Awards 2015 Team of the Year Southport & Ormskirk NHS Trust
Highly commended runner up for Diabetes Team of the Year in the National BMJ Awards 2015
Best Diabetes Service performer North West National Paediatric Diabetes Peer Review Assessment DQUiNs 2014
Finalist in the National HSJ Clinical Leader of the Year Award 2015
Finalist in the UK Asian Woman of Achievement Award 2016
Newborn Appeal Grant (£40,000) 2011
Best Research Abstract Award 2010 British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes UK
Newborn Appeal Grant (£30,000) 2007
MRC Fellowship (£300,000) 2006 Medical Research Council, UK
University Prize for Paediatrics, University of Sydney, Australia
Honours degree (MBBS), University of Sydney, Australia
RESEARCH WEBSITES
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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sze_Ng
https://publons.com/researcher/2732199/sze-
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OBE PhD MBA LLM MSc MBBS (Hons) DCH FHEA FRCPCH SFFMLM Lic.Ac
CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRICS AND PAEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY / DIABETES