Signs, symptoms and management of bacterial meningitis

Claire Donovan, Jane Blewitt

Ineffective breathing pattern in children with congenital heart disease: definitions and outcomes

Viviane Martins da Silva, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Thelma Leite de Araujo, Beatriz Amorim Beltrão, Nirla Gomes Guedes

Evaluating the effects on families of swine flu contingency policies

Polly Lee

Meeting the needs of young people in hospital

Helen Dodds

Take a peek inside: a child’s guide to radiology exams

Sarah Miller

Perspectives on Palliative Care for Children and Young People

Ruth Davies

Paediatric Dermatology

Vicki Ayliffe

Starting out - Little support for graduates in today’s job market

Saffron Brown

Unreliability of measured spoons when administering medication

Louise Spencer-Walsh

Inaccuracies with dosing cups, syringes and printed markings

Value of incorporating stakeholders’ views in service development

Jane Coad

Research and commentary

Adults’ understanding of label instructions on medicine bottles

On the web

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Generic initiatives miss the need for bespoke child health care

Annette Dearmun

Revised standards launched on hospital services for critically ill and injured children

Christian Duffin

Musical approach calms children with continence problems

Appeal to wasteful side of health industry

Applications to boost cash for palliative care services

Salt and fat levels in hospital food found to be too high by health campaign group

Babies’ one-year review on hold because of health visitor shortage

Christian Duffin, Richard Staines

Children’s epilepsy nurse wins award for carers’ scheme

GP commissioning would be an ‘erosion of nurse leadership’

News in Brief

Hospital food needs a revolution

Christine Walker