Paediatrics for Primary Care (and anyone else)

Paediatrics is a specialty where lying about a diagnosis is normal practice.  It's not because we're bad people.  When you think abo...

Treating sick kids is a lot of fun.  If you can deal with any fear factor, it becomes a real pleasure most of the time.  Children are very ...

We all see the world through our own eyes.  It is normal to assume that the person we are communicating with has a similar enough perceptio...

The antibiotic debate is a big one for several good reasons.  One of those reasons is that times have changed and change can be challenging...

Recently I was speaking to a GP colleague about the ways to protect oneself from decision fatigue.  Decision fatigue is a serious issue for...

Paediatrics is difficult to define as a specialty.  At one point the RCPCH talked about “doctors who look at specific health issues, diseas...

What is the best approach the assessment of pain in a child?  That is a big can of worms.  We want to understand the pain so that we can tr...

Because most interactions involving a parent and clinician are harmonious, it can be perplexing to find ourselves at odds with a parent or...

I recently realised that my medical advice is not as good as it could be.  I tell parents and young people what will help their treatment ha...