CHAPTER 38 Transition from Children’s to Adults’ Services Claire Kerr Adequate planning and smooth transition of healthcare services for children and young people approaching adulthood are important, particularly for those…

CHAPTER 21 Asthma Barbara Maxwell, Gillian Gallagher, Katie McMullan and Catherine Russell SCENARIO George is a six-year-old boy (weighing 19 kg), who lives at home with his eight-year-old sister and…

CHAPTER 16 Nut Allergy – Anaphylaxis Management Susie Wilkie SCENARIO Katie is a four-year-old child who lives with her parents in a five-bedroom house in a semirural location. She has…

CHAPTER 8 Interprofessional Assessment and Care Planning in Critical Care Carolyn Green and Doris Corkin INTRODUCTION Caring for a critically ill child can be very complex and challenging. Critical illness…

CHAPTER 18 Obesity Janice Christie SCENARIO Treewood Primary School is located in a deprived inner-city location. Most of the parents with children attending the school have low incomes or are…