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Highlights from the 2024 RCPCH conference
It was fantastic to be at this year's RCPCH conference in Birmingham. Here are some of our personal highlights from a busy and inspiring conference, packed with lots of conversations about…
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Read the full storyUnderstanding barriers to healthy eating: Children’s choice leading barrier to healthy eating?
Understanding barriers to healthy eating: Children’s choice leading barrier to healthy eating?
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Read the full storyOvercoming Barriers to Immunisation: Lessons Learnt from the community
Overcoming Barriers to Immunisation: Lessons Learnt from the community
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Read the full storyHow to tackle the obesity crisis
Healthy eating education – a resource for schools and healthcare professionals We understand getting children to maintain a healthy diet is no easy feat, especially during the cost of living crisis.
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Read the full storyPoor transition is contributing to a decline in young people’s health How can we help?
What is transition? Transition of care is when young people move from paediatric to adult healthcare. This is often a daunting period for young people as they try to navigate NHS systems for the…
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Read the full storyFind out more about the work we're presenting at this year's RCPCH conference in Glasgow
We were delighted to have six posters accepted at this year's conference, a brilliant showcase of the range of projects we have been working on over the last year. Click on the poster titles to…
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Read the full storyDamp & Mould advice
In the last few months, we have spoken to lots of families who are concerned about damp in their homes. After the coroner shared their verdict, that two-year-old Awaab Ishak’s death was due to…
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Read the full storyGP FAQ Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy
Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy diagnosis and management
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Read the full storyGP FAQ Torticollis and plagiocephaly
GP FAQ Torticollis and plagiocephaly
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Read the full storyGP FAQ speech, tongue ties, dummies and lisps
Speech and dummies Are dummies recommended? While many infants use them without problems, speech and language therapists (SALT) do not advocate the use of dummies because it stops babies from…
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Read the full storyGP FAQ Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia can be diagnosed using the Simon Broome criteria – see box one in this link: http://ep.bmj.com/content/94/3/84.full - Hypercholesterolaemia in children, guidelines…
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Read the full storyGP FAQ head circumference
Head circumference (HC) and weight do not have to track the same centile in infants. HC relates much more to parental head size than weight. When assessing a baby, ensure that the HC was measured…
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Read the full storyGP FAQ Asthma inhalers and spacers
Inhalers Did you know? There are age-appropriate videos on how to use inhalers on the Itchy Sneezy Wheezy website: https://www.itchysneezywheezy.co.uk/AsthmaVideos.html Right Breathe is a useful…
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Read the full storyGP FAQ chest pain
It is uncommon for children presenting with chest pain to have cardiac abnormalities or other serious underlying pathology. Common causes of chest pain in children without risk factors for serious…
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Read the full storyGP FAQ preschool wheeze
Wheeze is a common symptom, however, it may be mistaken for other sounds such as stridor, snoring or congestion. Ask parents to describe what they are actually hearing, a video of the child when the…
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Read the full storyGP FAQ: Limb variants in young children
Limb variants in young children: an educational resource for primary care practitioners
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Read the full storyLet’s talk about Sex – teenagers and Sexual Health
As part of my work with the Connecting Care for Children Team at St Mary’s Hospital , I had the opportunity to take part in a teaching day at the local William Morris Sixth Form. The aim was to…
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Read the full storySchool clinics #OutOfHospitalCare
The rigmarole of clinic attendance is all-too-familiar for many young people with chronic conditions. Getting the bus to school in the morning and staying for a few hours of lessons before being…
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Read the full storyUsing sequential simulation to tell the patient journey in White City
Last May, I was lucky enough to take part in the ‘How do you help your unwell child?’ event at White City Community Centre, organised by CC4C in collaboration with the Imperial College Centre for…
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Read the full storyBreastfeeding support in the community
Breastfeeding is a highly emotive subject in the UK. I’ve been witness to plenty of fraught discussions on the subject; just because something is supposed to be ‘natural’, that doesn’t mean it’s…
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Read the full storyIntergenerational care: the Christmas party report
In December, I wrote about our collaboration with the dementia team to organise a Christmas party. This was devised as an intergenerational workshop designed around interaction and team building…
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Read the full storyProcess mapping – a recipe for medical quality improvement
I’m a second year paediatric trainee. I usually spend my time on the wards with acutely unwell children. The meetings I normally attend involve discussing children’s acute admission and their…
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Intergenerational care
When I first heard that the lead dementia nurse had an idea – to bring children and patients with dementia together – I jumped at the chance to get involved, and what a journey it has been.
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Read the full storyMy CC4C experience
With just a few days’ notice, I was informed I would start my working life on a community paediatrics job. When my role was explained I initially felt a little anxious, sceptical and disappointed.
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Read the full storyEmpowering parents with life-saving skills
As part of my four-month rotation in integrated paediatrics I was lucky enough to take part in monthly teaching of basic life support to parents. By far, this has been one of the most enjoyable and…
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Read the full storyGiving parents confidence about childhood vaccinations
Local authorities aim to have a minimum of 90 per cent of children immunised in order to protect both the individual child and the overall population (www.gov.uk/phe www.chimat.org.uk). Hammersmith…
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Speed. Efficiency. Immediacy.
If you were to think of three words to describe how the NHS operates, sadly you would be unlikely to come up with these. Although the NHS can sometimes defy our expectations, the organisation’s size…
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Read the full storyThe waiting room: can we make the wait worthwhile?
Most medical appointments involve spending some time in the waiting room. If, like me, you are a parent of a toddler, you have probably become quite familiar with a number of waiting rooms,…
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Read the full storyMy experience of clinical commissioning
One of the main aims of Connecting Care for Children (CC4C) is to ‘change the way childrens’ care is commissioned, delivered and experienced in London by making the experience of paediatricians in…
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Read the full storyCreating a teenage pregnancy pathway
When a 15-year-old pregnant girl walked into A&E asking for help, the paediatric trainee doctor was surprised to be at such a loss. There was no clear referral system or outline of available…
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Read the full storyPractice champions and the Programme for Integrated Child Health (PICH)
In May 2015 the Connecting Care for Children (CC4C) team and three of our practice champions led a workshop at the Programme for Integrated Child Health (PICH) monthly children and young people…
