In the UK, Paediatric Intensive Care (PIC) services have been centralised since the 1990s in response to high mortality and ...

Introduction The number of children with life-limiting conditions has risen in recent decades, partly due to medical advances ...

Purpose Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is associated with acute and chronic physical health risks, but ...

In 2025, the UK government commissioned the Kingdon Review of Children’s Hearing Services, which identified ‘major problems’ ...

Background Autism spectrum disorder (asd) is a complex developmental condition and ‘gold standard’ diagnostic assessment for asd is a multi-dimensional process. in our clinic this includes a ...

Background/objective Children born during England’s COVID-19 lockdowns experienced markedly limited social exposure during a ...

Background Studies from low-income countries have suggested that diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine provided after Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination may have a negative effect on ...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, paediatricians and child mental health practitioners have noticed an increase in tic symptoms in some children and adolescents already diagnosed with tic ...

Objective To qualitatively assess the discharge processes and postdischarge care in the community for infants discharged after congenital heart interventions in the first year of life. Design ...

Correspondence to Dr Kristin Liabo, PenCLAHRC Patient and Public Involvement Team, University of Exeter College of Medicine and Health - St Luke’s Campus, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK; k.liabo{at}exeter.ac.uk ...

Design Non-randomised non-blinded school-based intervention study. Setting Two schools in the cities of Pune and Nasik, India. Participants The intervention group comprised children attending a Pune ...

Objective To study reconstitution and preparation dosing errors of liquid oral medications given by caregivers to children. Methods A prospective observational study was carried out in the departments ...