Introduction Despite immunisation, antibiotics and intensive care management, infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children. The WHO currently ...

Background The implementation of virtual clinics (telephone or video consultations) has gained momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic. The NHS long term plan outlines reducing face to face ...

Aims: To compare, using a decision model, performance, treatment pathways and effects of different newborn screening strategies for developmental hip dysplasia with no screening. Methods: Detection ...

Aims The 2019 National Health Service (NHS) England Long Term Plan 1 pledges to improve provision of age appropriate care for young people, and move towards service models which include 0-25 year olds ...

Objective (1) To describe a novel integrated pathway for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). (2) To evaluate a population engaged with this service. Design Description of the integrated ...

AIMS The medium term prognosis of cyclical vomiting syndrome (CVS) was studied to determine the proportion of affected individuals who had gone on to develop headaches fulfilling the International ...

1 Ewha Women's University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea Objective The current study was performed to assess the evidence for effects of therapeutic intervention with mobile device ...

Correspondence to Dr Stuart Haggie, The Children's Hospital Westmead, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia; stuart.haggie{at}gmail.com Objective Empyema is the most common ...

Correspondence to Dr R Mark Beattie, Paediatric Gastroenterology, Southampton Children's Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; mark.beattie{at}uhs.nhs.uk Coeliac disease is common with a lifetime ...

Objectives Attending an emergency department (ED) can be a stressful experience for children and young people (CYP) with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and for their parents. We gathered written ...

1 Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, UK 2 MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge, UK and Public Health Genetics Unit, University of Cambridge, UK Correspondence to: DrJ ...

Dr D Soler, Department of Paediatrics, St Luke’s Hospital, Guardamangia, Malta. If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will ...