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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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Read the full storySpeed. 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…
