Dr Tessa Davis Thinking about your first NHS consultant interview can feel… well, terrifying and overwhelming. The process is unfamiliar, the stakes are high, and it might have been years since you…
Dr Constantinos Kanaris, PICU and retrieval consultant; @DrKanaris This blog is written with an aim to dispel the myth that 0.9% saline is superior to Hartmann’s solution (or indeed any other balan…
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Dr Emma Sunderland, Dr Liz Jacks and Dr Hannah Zhu About to start a job in community paediatrics? This article will cover how to perform an initial health assessment for a child or young person who…
Dr Kiran Raju, Foundation doctor Keen to apply for the Paediatric training pathway? Are you a foundation doctor? Think you want to pursue a career in Paediatrics but not sure where to start? I prom…
(A Rough Guide to the Paediatric ST1 Application Process) – updated 2022 Dr Sophie Croft, Dr Will Creasy, Dr Seb Gray
Dr Rukshana Latiff You might have thought that you were done with OSCEs after passing finals but here you are, facing yet another clinical exam. The flashbacks of being examined as you interact wit…
Dr Ahmed Sherif, Royal Cornwall Hospital Why should a paediatrician learn cranial ultrasound? We can always ask a radiographer or a radiologist to do it, right? Well, that’s fine if you can g…
This article was contributed by Dr Hannah Bellsham-Revell, Paediatric Cardiology consultant at Evelina Children’s Hospital
Dr Claire Strauss and Dr Leigh Dyet A midwife calls you to review a baby who has just been born. She is concerned that they have some unusual facial features. When you arrive, the mother is holding…
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Dr Hannah Steedman Picture reproduced from A Handbook for Nature on Prescription to Promote Mental Health with full permission from the authors. What is social prescribing? Social prescribing is a …
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