Marie HopsonPatient Referral Transport SchemeA Unique initiative giving our patients confidence in travelling to face-to-face appointments. As the hospitals and clinics introduce pha...
Dr Andy RafflesPreparing Your Child For A Doctor's Appointment - Can You Find The Words? Visiting the doctor can be fun trip out, most doctors consulting rooms and waiting areas are child friendly with toys and book and intere...
Dr Andy RafflesWhat is Haematuria?Haematuria is a medical term which describes the presence of blood in the urine. Haematuria can originate from anywhere along the system ...
Dr Andy RafflesWeaning From 6 Months +Weaning for all mums and dads can seem a little complex and a getting it right a big responsibility, but here break it down, so you can e...
Dr Andy RafflesRemote Video Consulting – The New Mode of Delivering Healthcare – A Guide Over the last few weeks everyone’s real world has been turned upside down, and inside out – and replaced with virtual worlds in a way no-...
Dr Inyang TakonNeurodevelopmental Assessments Via Video Consultations - How Well Does This Work?The ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic has led to changes in the way non-emergency healthcare is being delivered. Developmental Paediatricians ha...
Dr Andy RafflesSlapped Cheek?!You may have received a letter from the nursery or school saying that there has been an outbreak of Slapped Cheek Disease but what is thi...
Dr Andy RafflesMy baby's head shape looks oddHead shapes in baby are a frequent cause of anxiety, and rarely is there anything to worry about. Ventouse delivery is delivery with a s...
Dr Andy RafflesIs my child’s stomach ache really appendicitis?A stomach ache is a very common occurrence, especially in children. While abdominal tummy pain accounts for about 1 in 10 of childhood v...
Dr Andy RafflesImmunisations and Covid-19Help – I cannot get to the clinic for my new baby vaccines – What should I do? Firstly, congratulations on the birth of your new baby – a...
Dr Andy RafflesWeaning: Before 6 Months of AgeOpinion regarding the best time to start a baby on solid foods has changed dramatically over the last 50 years, across the world there ar...
Dr Andy RafflesUpdate on VitaminsMultivitamins aren't an absolute necessity for most healthy children who are on a satisfactory balanced diet – and who eat without too mu...
Dr Andy RafflesBehavioural Challenges in Young InfantsEvery baby is unique and develops their motor, cognitive (learning), visual and auditory and speech and language skills at their own rate...
Dr Claudine DeMunterCoronavirus (Covid19)The following describes what we know as of early February 2020 regarding the clinical presentation of patients with confirmed infection d...
Dr Claudine DeMunterBronchiolitisCause: Bronchiolitis is a common viral infection of the small airways (bronchioles). Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) causes 80% of thes...
Dr Andy RafflesWhat's Weaning? When & How?If ever there was a topic inclined to raise strong feelings amongst parents, grandparents, healthcare workers and presumably babies thems...
Dr Andy RafflesVitamin D & Development of allergic (atopic) diseases - Does it help?Past studies have suggested a potential link between vitamin D deficiency in mothers of infants and the risk of developing an allergic co...
Dr Andy RafflesTeething - Or An Excuse For Every Symptom?!If ever there was a normal process in every child's development that causes major differences of opinion between children's healthcare wo...
GUESTDermatology Spotlight - Protecting delicate skin in the winter monthsDuring winter the skin is particularly susceptible to the cold weather and the dry air. This can result in the skin showing signs of dryn...
Dr Claudine DeMunterBurns & ScaldsEvery day children under the age of five, which is the most vulnerable age, are admitted to hospital with serious burns. A burn can be ca...
