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In-vitro diagnostic point-of-care tests in paediatric ambulatory care: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2020-07)
Paediatric consultations form a significant proportion of all consultations in ambulatory care. Point-of-care tests (POCTs) may offer a potential solution to improve clinical outcomes for children by reducing diagnostic ...
Mechanisms of implementing public health interventions: a pooled causal mediation analysis of randomised trials.
(2018-03)
The World Health Organization recommends that nations implement evidence-based nutritional guidelines and policies in settings such as schools and childcare services to improve public health nutrition. Understanding the ...
Newly qualified health visitor: Safeguarding the ‘unseen’ child
(2020-02)
Bethany Boddy considers the need for holistic assessment of appointments where children were not present, and the importance of considering that a child was not brought, rather than did not attend
Paediatric contacts with the UK out-of-hours primary care service and contact outcomes: a regional service evaluation
(2020-07)
Background
Demand on hospital emergency departments for paediatric problems is increasing. However, the volume and nature of paediatric health demands placed on other parts of the urgent care system have not been explored. ...
Newly qualified health visitor: Discussing vaccinations with families through health visiting contacts
(2019-10)
Bethany Boddy considers the important role health visitors have in discussing vaccinations with families through mandated contacts and sharing evidence-based research to promote vaccination uptake.
Promoting safety in the home during the pandemic and beyond
(2021-03)
With families home schooling their children, caring for young babies and managing housework during lockdown, it is important for health visitors to promote home safety advice to help prevent unintentional accidents and injuries
Mixed methods case study exploring primary care antibiotic prescribing practices and maternal expectations of using antibiotics in children
(2021-10)
Overuse of antibiotics and inappropriate prescribing has resulted in rapid development of antimicrobial resistance. Most antibiotics in the United Kingdom (71.4%) are prescribed in primary care by general practitioners, ...
Identifying Child Anxiety Through Schools-Identification to Intervention (iCATS-i2i): Protocol for Single-Arm Feasibility Trial
(2021)
Anxiety disorders are common among primary-school aged children, but few affected children receive evidence-based treatment. Identifying and supporting children who experience anxiety problems through schools would address ...
Examining the mental health outcomes of peer-led school-based interventions on young people aged between 4 and 18 years old: a systematic review protocol
(2019-04)
Recent estimates suggest that one in ten young people worldwide experiences a diagnosable mental health disorder, with many more suffering subsyndromal levels of psychological distress. As young people spend much of their ...
Minimising Young Children’s Anxiety through Schools (MY-CATS): Protocol for a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of an Online Parent-led Intervention Compared With Usual School Practice for Young Children Identified as atrisk for Anxiety Disorders
(2022-01)
Identifying and supporting young children who are at-risk of developing anxiety disorders would benefit
children, families, and wider society. Elevated anxiety symptoms, inhibited temperament, and high
parental anxiety ...