Activation of an Advanced Care Directive in children – Good practice point Last updated: 10 Sep 2025 If a child has an Advanced Care Directive (outlining preferences and values for medical treatment and care), the clinicians involved in the...
Acute Paediatric Asthma and Anaphylaxis – Practice point Last updated: 14 Jul 2026 This practice point supports healthcare providers in the early recognition and urgent management of acute anaphylaxis in infants, children and adolescents (16 years and under).
Availability of mental health secondary consultations for general practitioners and paediatricians – Good practice point Last updated: 10 Sep 2025 Aim The aim of this good practice point is to provide guidance on the need for secondary consultations for general practitioners and...
Contact prophylaxis for invasive Group A streptococcus infections – Good practice point Last updated: 25 Jun 2025 Aim To alert clinicians to contact risk and prophylaxis for infections due to Group A streptococcus . Background Group A streptococcus (GAS)...
Fluid resuscitation in septic shock – Good practice point Last updated: 10 Apr 2025 March 2025 In the setting of septic shock, or evolving septic shock, cardiovascular status is of paramount importance. Severe shock is...
Handover and information sharing between services for young people at high-risk of suicide being discharged from mental health services – Good practice point Last updated: 10 Sep 2025 Aim The aim of this good practice point is to provide guidance on handover and information sharing between services for young people at high...
Prescribing antidepressants in adolescence – Good practice point Last updated: 25 Jun 2025 JUNE 2025 Aim To emphasise considerations of prescribing antidepressant medications in adolescents experiencing major depression. Background...
Safety of intubation in children with deteriorating shock – Good practice point Last updated: 10 Sep 2025 Aim The aim of this good practice point is to highlight the risk of hypotension and cardiac arrest when using induction agents prior to...
