Whatever your opinion on social media, it is part of the lives on the majority of children in the UK. A recent report released by OFCOM 2024 stated that 51% of children aged 3-12 use social media, despite...
How do we identify a sick child? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a handy scoring system that could accurately predict those at risk of serious illness who may need admission? Or just as importantly...
The rates of Pertussis infection have surged this year, with over 12 000 laboratory confirmed cases reported to the UK HSA between January and July 2024 in England alone. Whilst any age group can be affected,...
Sarah and her Mum have come in to see you because of Sarah’s recurrent tummy aches. As part of the history, you ask about appetite and diet.
I was chatting to my colleagues during a brief respite in our Friday duty session last week about measles. A mix of ages and experience, but not one of us had seen a case of measles in our clinical careers....
It’s Thursday morning and you’re just finishing a baby check for Anna, a healthy 8 week old. Her mother Kate asks ‘Just before I go and see the nurse, what do you think about the new vaccine? Is it a good...