Paediatrics

Case-based learning: meningitis

Causes, diagnosis and initial management options for adults and children with meningitis.…

Test your knowledge of musculoskeletal conditions 

Our self-assessment quiz on musculoskeletal conditions covers the more common disorders that pharmacy staff may encounter, from arthritis and gout to carpal tunnel syndrome.…

More than one-third of parents assume children need antibiotics for ear infections

Survey results also revealed that only 28% of parents received advice from a healthcare professional about whether or not their child needed antibiotics.…

Strengthening ADHD community paediatric services through prescribing pharmacist integration

Following a successful six-month pilot, Sheena Patel shares the outcomes of her work as a prescribing pharmacist in an ADHD clinic.…

Health news round up: AMR, pain and genitourinary cancers

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

NHS proposes removing masculinising and feminising hormones as routine treatments for under-18s

In consultation documents, NHS England said it had concluded there was not enough evidence to suggest that feminising and masculinising medicines are safe or clinically effective enough for the treatment to be routinely available for children and young people.…

Pharmacies to signpost Enfield families towards vaccinations amid measles outbreak

The London Assembly Health Committee heard that Enfield Council intended to use pharmacies to inform residents that the measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccination is the most effective way to prevent measles.…

Pharmacy MMR pilot vaccinated 300 hard-to-reach people

Exclusive: The NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board said the MMR pilot generated “valuable insights into service delivery, workforce readiness, communication gaps and data challenges”.…

Welsh government highlights pharmacist staffing in neonatal and maternity care report

The Welsh government said that a shortage of all staff groups, including pharmacists, was “overwhelmingly the most frequently raised concern” in all neonatal and maternity sites that it visited.…

Health news round-up: puberty blockers, oral GLP-1s and inequalities in neonatal care

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…