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Fifteen-minute consultation: Integrated child health: Part 2 – Clinical practice

This article explores the core components of effective integrated care for children and young people, moving beyond theory to present practical implementation. It outlines five essential elements: ...
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Improving the provision of neonatal education for junior paediatric resident doctors

3 St George’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK With fewer opportunities for neonatal exposure within training, it is imperative to provide opportunities for paediatric residents to learn the ...
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Fifteen-minute consultation: Integrated child health: Part 1 – Why integrated care matters

Integrated care for children and young people in England represents a transformative shift towards holistic, person-centred health services tailored to the needs of local communities. In this first ...
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Which injuries may indicate child abuse?

Correspondence to Dr S Maguire, Department of Child Health, Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF 14 4XN, UK; sabinemaguire{at}yahoo.co.uk ...
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Fifteen-minute consultation: Management of acute dystonia exacerbation and status dystonicus

Dystonia is a common disorder of movement and tone, characterised by sustained or intermittent muscle contractions causing abnormal movements, postures or both. Children and young people with dystonia ...
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Simulation in paediatric training

3 National Lead for Clinical Skills and Simulation, Clinical Skills Managed Education Network, NHS Education for Scotland, Dundee, UK 4 College of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, Academic Business ...
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Fifteen-minute consultation: Empowering children, young people and families through shared decision-making: a practical guide

Shared decision-making (SDM) is a collaborative approach to healthcare decision-making that involves patients and healthcare professionals working together to make decisions that are informed by the ...
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Fifteen-minute consultation: Approach to recurrent cutaneous and ophthalmic herpes simplex virus infection

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in children is a common and challenging disease characterised by frequent misdiagnosis, a variety of treatment protocols and frequent recurrences from latent ...
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Table 2

Chlorhexidine+hand washing 0.53 (0.32 to 0.88) 0.64 (0.39 to 1.06) 20.3 Hand washing+dry cord care 0.67 (0.48 to 0.93) 1.23 (0.82 to 1.83) 38.4 Chlorhexidine 0.44 (0.29 to 0.67) 0.74 (0.50 to 1.08) 24 ...
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Table 1

Neonates 0.91 (0.88 to 0.94) 0.99 (0.91 to 1.00) 0.99 (0.97 to 1.00) 0.89 (0.88 to 0.94) Infants under 3 months 0.86 (0.81 to 0.91) 0.91 (0.88 to 0.94) 0.91 (0.88 to ...
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Fifteen-minute consultation: Integrated child health: Part 3 – How to design and implement locally

Based on a review of global exemplars and local UK experiences, in the third of our series, this article provides a practical framework for designing and implementing integrated child health services ...
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Babies, children and young people’s experience of healthcare guideline review

Correspondence to Dr Amy Alcock, Community Paediatrics, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, UK; amy.alcock{at}wales.nhs.uk If you wish to reuse ...