...Elizabeth M. Molyneux; Queen Dube Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an “inside” account of efforts to enhance the quality of care in a paediatric hospital department in Malawi. Design/methodology/approach – The authors describe the problems they face as health workers...

.... The second case study is a new service and therefore is used as an illustration of other service types. Practical implications This study suggests that paediatric ambulatory services can be provided at lower cost with better outcomes. Social implications This study provides the basis for a pilot...

.... Oliver J. Old can be contacted at: oliverold@doctors.org.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Audit Paediatrics Surgery Hernia Service provision Clinical audit Inguinal hernias are common amongst infants and children, affecting 3‐5 per cent of full‐term neonates, and around...

... limitation of the study is the small size of participants within the paediatric unit of each organisation where the study was conducted. Practical implications There is a need for further comparative studies between the local intervention strategies described in this study and other implementation...

.../approach This was a prospective study, which was conducted in a paediatric A&E department. It included 184 patients over six weeks' duration. Findings A total of 91 per cent of parents requested information. Young mothers were the group most interested in access to information. Most respondents...

...@doctors.org.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Mental health services Children (age groups) Paediatrics United Kingdom The George Still Forum (GSF), which is the national paediatric network group, was launched in March 2007 during the 11th spring meeting of the Royal College...

... Publishing Limited 2006 Blood pressure Paediatrics Trials Inattention with/without hyperactivity/impulsivity in childhood is a persisting pattern of chaotic and disorganised behaviour. It can impair normal development and lead to educational underachievement with low self‐esteem and poor...

...T. Hall; K.K. Lakhoo Purpose To ensure that paediatric surgery patients receive appropriate intravenous fluids post‐operatively. Design/methodology/approach Retrospective case‐series study of paediatric patients undergoing major abdominal surgery, comparing fluids received with a target...

...Suzette Woodward; Linda Franck; Duncan Wilcox A total of 63 parents whose children underwent urological surgery at a tertiary referral specialist paediatric hospital were surveyed at three times points: immediately after signing consent; two to three days after surgery (at discharge...

...Pauline Lambell; Anne Cooper; Sam Hoyles; Sally‐Ann Pygall; Alicia O’Cathain Three written scenarios, based on paediatric fever, with expected outcomes of self‐care (scenario 1), GP routine care (scenario 2) and urgent care (scenario 3), were presented to 100 nurse advisors working in NHS Direct...