Child & adolescent – Good practice points

Aim The aim of this good practice point is to highlight the risk of hypotension and cardiac arrest when using induction agents prior to...

Aim The aim of this good practice point is to provide guidance on handover and information sharing between services for young people at...

Aim The aim of this good practice point is to provide guidance on the need for secondary consultations for general practitioners and...

If a child has an Advanced Care Directive (outlining preferences and values for medical treatment and care), the clinicians involved in...

Aim To alert clinicians to contact risk and prophylaxis for infections due to Group A streptococcus . Background Group A streptococcus...

JUNE 2025 Aim To emphasise considerations of prescribing antidepressant medications in adolescents experiencing major depression...

March 2025 In the setting of septic shock, or evolving septic shock, cardiovascular status is of paramount importance. Severe shock is...

March 2025 There has been an increase in serious bacterial infections due to severe Group A streptococcal, streptococcus pneumoniae and...