Correspondence to Dr Elaine S Ramsay, Department of Rheumatology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th and Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; RamsayE{at}email.chop.edu The ...

Patient and public involvement (PPI) is important both in research and in quality improvement activities related to healthcare services . While PPI activities do not require formal ethical approval, ...

1 Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Southampton Children's Hospital, Southampton, UK 2 Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Southampton Children's Hospital, Southampton, UK 3 National ...

Meningitis is a critical diagnosis not to miss in children presenting with fever. Since the early 20th century, classical clinical signs have been used to aid the diagnosis of meningitis. These ...

Correspondence to Dr Arthur Joustra, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK; arthurjjoustra{at}gmail.com The digital world continues to evolve and is ...

Correspondence to Dr David King, Academic Unit of Child Health, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TH, UK; d.a.king{at}sheffield.ac.uk One of the most exciting applications of ...

Correspondence to Dr Ilana R Levene, Department of Paediatrics, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; ilana.levene{at}doctors.org.uk The parents of a ...

The limping child is a common presentation to paediatric services. In most instances the cause is benign with few, if any, investigations required. There is, however, always that concern that the ...

Correspondence to Professor Thillagavathie Pillay, Neonatology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, Leicester, UK; tilly.pillay{at}uhl-tr.nhs.uk In the UK, the BCG vaccination ...

Correspondence to Dr David Anthony King, Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK; davidanthonyking{at}gmail.com A 10-year-old girl is referred to the general paediatric ...

Measurement of cerebrospinal fluid pressure through lumbar puncture (LP) manometry is an essential practical skill all paediatricians should possess competency in. The ability to perform manometry is ...

Correspondence to Dr Ilana Levene, Neonatal Unit, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading RG1 5AN, UK; ilana.levene{at}doctors.org.uk The British Association of Perinatal Medicine published its framework ...