Aim Following the publication of the updated NICE guidelines1 recommending the use of standardised parenteral nutrition (PN) in preterm and term babies, alongside the known associated risks to patient ...

Background Recruitment of paediatric trainees is not matching its increasing demand. In 2019, only 69.8% of paediatric training program posts were filled, the lowest out of all UK programmes. Such ...

Rationale Studies suggest that increased breastfeeding rates can provide substantial financial savings, but the scale of such savings in the UK is not known. Objective To calculate potential cost ...

Childhood encephalopathy is an uncommon but significant paediatric presentation and is associated with significant mortality and long-term morbidity in survivors. By definition it is a somewhat ...

Joint hypermobility and genetic collagen disorders: are they related? If this same question had been posed a quarter of a century ago, the answer would have been very different from what is ...

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of early supplementation with insulin glargine (GI) during the acute management of paediatric diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Design Double-blinded ...

Objective: The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of a short, highly structured parent based language intervention group programme for 2-year-old children with ...

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute self-limiting inflammatory disorder, associated with vasculitis, affecting predominantly medium-sized arteries, particularly the coronary arteries. In developed ...

The UK has a longstanding system of general practice which provides the vast majority of primary care, including that for children. It acts as a 'gatekeeper' to more specialist care. Parents may also ...

Objective To study the frequency a diagnosis is made in children with early developmental impairment (EDI), and the contribution made to diagnosis by specific investigations. Design Retrospective case ...

Tell me how you measure me, and I will tell you how I will behave.Eliyahu Moshe Goldratt1 The pursuit of patient safety is a key component of the wider endeavour to improve quality of healthcare ...

Objectives Describe clinical characteristics, treatment and outcomes of children treated for life-threatening pertussis in paediatric intensive care units during the 2023–2024 outbreak in Great ...