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Winter Health Tips For Your Child In Nursery
Winter is a time for very cold weather, with crisp, cold days, and stunningly beautiful days with potentially lots of ice and snow, which...
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Dr Andy Raffles
- Oct 17, 2021
- 4 min
Car Seats and Information For Families
One of the most important jobs you have as a parent or grandparent is keeping your child safe when your child is a passenger in a...
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Dr Julie Lanigan
- Oct 17, 2021
- 4 min
The Importance Of Healthy Eating In Childhood To Avoid Obesity
Helping families find their way to a healthier lifestyle A healthy lifestyle is essential in childhood to support growth and development...
44 views
Dr Andy Raffles
- Aug 21, 2021
- 3 min
Scrotal and Testicular Pain in Childhood
It is always worrying for parents when your child complains of pain, swelling, or a lump in the testicle. The good news is when caught...
283 views
Dr Andy Raffles
- Aug 21, 2021
- 3 min
My child/baby has been diagnosed with Torticollis or Wry Neck – what does it mean?
Torticollis is simply the tilting of the head to one side caused by contraction of the neck muscles and in babies and children, this is...
33 views
Dr Bisola Laguda
- Jun 25, 2021
- 5 min
Protecting Your Child’s Skin In The Sun
Warm sunny days are fun for children and adults alike, but it is important to do so safely. During this time of the year, we are often...
45 views
GUEST
- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
Contemporary Weaning - An Allergist's Perspective
A common question asked of the Paediatrician is when to wean and onto which foods. Weaning is inevitable as exclusive breastfeeding will...
57 views
Dr Andy Raffles
- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
Update on Tics & Mannerisms - Why have they apparently increased during pandemic associated lockdown
Do these headlines mean anything to you? We’ve seen so many girls suffering in lockdown’: the troubling rise of tics among teenage girls...
454 views
Dr Andy Raffles
- Apr 23, 2021
- 2 min
Is it Safe To Give My Baby A Dummy?
I am uncertain as to whether to use a dummy/pacifier/soother and have heard so much conflicting advice? Are they safe and when can I use...
58 views
Dr Andy Raffles
- Mar 26, 2021
- 3 min
Oh No! Not Another Vaccination Article!
Current risks of vaccination are far outweighed by the risks of disinformation preventing children and young people from receiving timely...
37 views
Dr Claudine DeMunter
- Mar 26, 2021
- 3 min
Potty Training - When and How?
Some toddlers are ready to come out of nappies during the day by 2 years of age, some may take a little longer and are ready by 3 ½ years...
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GUEST
- Mar 26, 2021
- 3 min
Tongue-Tie
Tongue-tie occurs when tongue movement is restricted by the presence of a short, tight membrane (known as the lingual frenulum) that...
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Dr Claudine DeMunter
- Feb 24, 2021
- 2 min
Vomiting & Dehydration, Risks & How To Avoid Them
Children can vomit at all ages. Vomiting is a non-specific sign and has many different causes. When dealing with a vomiting baby or...
25 views
Dr Andy Raffles
- Nov 18, 2020
- 4 min
Puberty & Other Issues In The Teenage Years!
We will be providing an occasional series of articles on “The teenage Years” which strictly speaking is a prolonged period of transition...
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Dr Inyang Takon
- Oct 14, 2020
- 3 min
Toe-walking in Children - When Should Parents be Concerned?
Toe-walking in young children is common and can sometimes be seen when children are learning to walk. In most children, this resolves by...
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Dr Andy Raffles
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
Flu Vaccine - More Important This Year?
As the 2020/21 influenza season is likely to collide with the currently observed nationwide surge in COVID-19 transmission,...
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Dr Andy Raffles
- Aug 31, 2020
- 5 min
Dizziness & Fainting in Teens
Passing out or fainting (also known by the medical term, syncope) is common among young people, especially teenagers. As many as 1 in 4...
16,237 views
Dr Andy Raffles
- Aug 31, 2020
- 2 min
Return to School & Preschool (2020)
Right now, there is a major focus on schools, not least because pupils in Scotland have returned to full time education. The situation...
44 views
Dr Claudine DeMunter
- Aug 31, 2020
- 4 min
Lyme Disease
What is Lyme Disease? Lyme disease is an infection caused by an infected tick bite and whilst less common in the UK, we have seen an...
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Dr Andy Raffles
- Jul 23, 2020
- 3 min
Diabetes in Children
This article is being written towards the end of a prolonged period of social isolation for most of our families, and although this was...
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Dr Claudine DeMunter
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
Croup: Diagnosis and treatment
Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis) is term used to describe the breathing sounds that children make when they have an upper airway...
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Dr Andy Raffles
- Oct 17, 2021
- 3 min
Winter Health Tips For Your Child In Nursery
Winter is a time for very cold weather, with crisp, cold days, and stunningly beautiful days with potentially lots of ice and snow, which...
65 views0 comments
Dr Andy Raffles
- Oct 17, 2021
- 4 min
Car Seats and Information For Families
One of the most important jobs you have as a parent or grandparent is keeping your child safe when your child is a passenger in a...
56 views0 comments
Dr Julie Lanigan
- Oct 17, 2021
- 4 min
The Importance Of Healthy Eating In Childhood To Avoid Obesity
Helping families find their way to a healthier lifestyle A healthy lifestyle is essential in childhood to support growth and development...
44 views0 comments
Dr Andy Raffles
- Aug 21, 2021
- 3 min
Scrotal and Testicular Pain in Childhood
It is always worrying for parents when your child complains of pain, swelling, or a lump in the testicle. The good news is when caught...
283 views0 comments
Dr Andy Raffles
- Aug 21, 2021
- 3 min
My child/baby has been diagnosed with Torticollis or Wry Neck – what does it mean?
Torticollis is simply the tilting of the head to one side caused by contraction of the neck muscles and in babies and children, this is...
33 views0 comments
Dr Andy Raffles
- Aug 21, 2021
- 4 min
Tips for Healthy Child Development
Infants (0-1 year old) Developmental Milestones What happens – or doesn’t happen – to children in the earliest years of their lives is...
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Dr Andy Raffles
- Jun 25, 2021
- 2 min
Medicine Cabinet for Children, an essential for travel (and home)
Eight out of 10 GPs believe patients are not sufficiently prepared for minor incidents and illnesses. Lack of preparedness for even minor...
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Dr Lucinda Green
- Jun 25, 2021
- 4 min
Spotlight on Postnatal Depression
New parents often assume that having a baby will be joyful and exciting, and for many, it will be. However, it’s also common to feel...
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Dr Bisola Laguda
- Jun 25, 2021
- 5 min
Protecting Your Child’s Skin In The Sun
Warm sunny days are fun for children and adults alike, but it is important to do so safely. During this time of the year, we are often...
45 views0 comments
GUEST
- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
Contemporary Weaning - An Allergist's Perspective
A common question asked of the Paediatrician is when to wean and onto which foods. Weaning is inevitable as exclusive breastfeeding will...
57 views0 comments
Dr Andy Raffles
- May 26, 2021
- 3 min
Update on Tics & Mannerisms - Why have they apparently increased during pandemic associated lockdown
Do these headlines mean anything to you? We’ve seen so many girls suffering in lockdown’: the troubling rise of tics among teenage girls...
454 views0 comments
Dr Andy Raffles
- May 26, 2021
- 5 min
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (also called Congenital Hip Dislocation or Hip Dysplasia)
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a condition where the ‘ball and socket’ joint of the hip does not properly form in babies and...
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Dr Andy Raffles
- Apr 23, 2021
- 2 min
Is it Safe To Give My Baby A Dummy?
I am uncertain as to whether to use a dummy/pacifier/soother and have heard so much conflicting advice? Are they safe and when can I use...
58 views0 comments
Dr Andy Raffles
- Apr 23, 2021
- 4 min
Acute Middle Ear Infections in Children
What is it: The middle ear is a closed space behind the eardrum that is filled with air as it is ventilated by the Eustachian tube...
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Dr Andy Raffles
- Apr 23, 2021
- 5 min
Bullied or Bully?
Bullying at school As we all start to re-engage with a more normal life, and our children return to school they will re-establish...
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Dr Andy Raffles
- Apr 23, 2021
- 3 min
Bullied or Bully (Part 2)
Contacting the School abo