We encounter, occasionally, parents who are incapable of making medical decisions on behalf of their incompetent or ...

Background When children and young people (CYP) report their own suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs), different patterns of drugs and symptoms are noted. A new guide to reporting suspected ADRs ...

Oral health is part of general health and well-being and contributes to the development of a healthy child. The most common oral disease affecting young children is dental caries (figure 1), which is ...

Objectives Background As per the 2023 National Trainees survey, over two-thirds of trainees said they always or often feel worn out at the end of the working day. Objective We tried to understand the ...

It is unsettling when parents refuse treatment for their child’s serious illness based on their expectation of a miraculous cure. We have in 15 years encountered 26 cases where parents opposed serious ...

Aim DRC software aims to reduce dosing errors,1 however, it has been linked to ‘alert fatigue’, a phenomenon which causes prescribers to potentially override alerts despite being clinically relevant.2 ...

Child health research is considered essential to paediatric training. However, due to service provision demands and workforce planning, research capacity within paediatric consultant contracts is ...

Objectives Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD) often co-exist with a wider range of emotional, behavioural, and intellectual disorders, collectively grouped together as NDEBID. The commonest NDD are ...

Objectives 1. To determine if the clinical indication and duration of antibiotics are documented on drug charts in 100% of patients. 2. Review of antibiotics at 48 hours and action plan documented on ...