Paediatric Guidance

Paediatric Guidance

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Emergency & Urgent Care
Assessment Support Tools
Management Plans
Pathways
Patient & Carer Advice Sheets
Primary Care Guidance

Paediatric EM guidance (NHS Institute)

The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement closed on 31 March 2013. A number of key resources will transfer to the NHS Improving Quality’s website. You’ll be able to see all publicly available content from the NHS Institute website on The National Archives website.

Below are resources published by NHS Institute relevant to Paediatric Emergency Medicine.

Emergency and Urgent Care for Children and Young People – General

Assessment support tools for specific conditions

Abdo Pain – Assessment Support Tool (Sunderland)
Asthma Annual Assessment (UCLH)
Bronchiolitis – Community Assessment (Sunderland)
Fever – Non Paediatric Practitioner (A) (Luton)
Fever – Non Paediatric Practitioner (B) – Luton
Fever – Remote Assessment (Luton)
Fever Tool (Gloucester)
Gastroenteritis in Children – ED Assessment (Worcester)
Gastroenteritis – Telephone Assessment (Worcester)

Management plans for specific conditions

Asthma – Discharge Management Plan (Luton)
Asthma & Wheeze Management Plan (Bradford)
Fever – Paediatric Practitioner (Luton)
Wheeze – Discharge Management Plan (Luton)

Pathways for specific conditions

Abdo Pain Pathway (Luton)
Acute Wheeze Pathway 1-5 – Hospital (Bradford)
Acute Wheeze Pathway Over 5 – Hospital (Bradford)
Acute Asthma Attack Management (UCLH)
Bronchiolitis advice sheet – under 2 years (Luton)
Bronchiolitis – Secondary Care Pathway (Sunderland)
Bronchiolitis Pathway – Acute Care (West Sussex Oct 2011)
Fever Pathway – Acute Care (West Sussex Oct 2011)
Suspected Gastroenteritis – 0-5 years – In Hospital Pathway (Luton)
Gastroenteritis in Children – Advice for Professionals – Pathway (Nottingham)
Children’s Seizure Pathway

Patient & carer advice sheets for specific conditions

Abdo Pain Advice Sheet (Luton)
Asthma Log Book
Asthma Sheet – Hospital (Luton)
Bronchiolitis – Advice Sheet (Luton)
Bronchiolitis Advice Sheet (West Sussex)
Febrile Seizure Advice Sheet
Fever – Advice Sheet (Luton)
Fever – Discharge Advice Sheet (West Sussex)
Diarrhoea & Vomiting – Advice Sheet (Luton)
Acute Gastroenteritis – Parent Advice Sheet (Worcester)
Preventing Diarrhoea & Vomiting (Luton)
Gastroenteritis Advice Sheet (Nottingham)
Head Injury Advice Sheet (Luton)

Primary care guidance for specific conditions

Acute Wheeze Guideline 1-5 – Primary Care (Bradford)
Acute Wheeze Guideline Over 5 – Primary Care (Bradford)
Acute Wheeze Pathway 1-5 – Primary Care (Bradford)
Acute Wheeze Pathway Over 5 – Primary Care (Bradford)
Asthma Sheet – Community (Luton)
Bronchiolitis – Out of Hospital Pathway (Luton)
Bronchiolitis – Referral Form (Sunderland)
Bronchiolitis Pathway – Primary & Community Care (West Sussex Oct 2011)
Fever Pathway – Primary & Community Care (West Sussex Oct 2011)
Gastroenteritis – Community Assessment (Worcester)
Gastroenteritis in Hospital Pathway (Luton)
Head Injury Advice Sheet – Community Staff (Brighton)
Head Injury Guideline – Community (Luton)

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