Objectives The NHS is committed to providing high quality, equitable, effective healthcare services that are responsive to all patients’ needs. 1 Audit aim: Assess adherence to offering interpretation ...

2 Centre for the Prevention of Psychological Problems in Children (CPPPC), Department of Psychological Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead 3 CPPPC, The Children's Hospital at Westmead ...

Objectives Babies born to mothers living in more deprived areas are at a higher risk of dying during the neonatal period. 1 Pre-term and unwell term babies are cared for in neonatal intensive units ...

Correspondence to Dr Ian M Balfour-Lynn, Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK; i.balfourlynn{at}ic.ac.uk In a double-blind, ...

As she lies in the bed that we have come to know as hers, her father, with love and devotion, brushes her long, dark hair before tying it into braids with colourful ribbons that she will never see.

Aim Following an audit in 2012, which identified variability in the recognition and escalation of deteriorating patients, Safety Huddles were introduced, utilising a Childrens’ Early Warning Score ...

Background The newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) screening programme screens newborn babies within 72 hours of birth in England for congenital heart disease, congenital cataracts, ...

Nursing Clinical handover(CH) is a crucial point of vulnerability in patient care that can lead to errors and/or adverse events if incomplete or inaccurate (Department of health 2015, Manias et al ...