Learn: Learnhttps://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/page/3/?d=1Learn: LearnenThe King's Fund: Putting the care back into health care means treating children as people not statistics (22 January 2024)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/the-kings-fund-putting-the-care-back-into-health-care-means-treating-children-as-people-not-statistics-22-january-2024-r10907/10907Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:14:00 +0000Knitted items – potential for harm to babies? (2018)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/knitted-items-%E2%80%93-potential-for-harm-to-babies-2018-r10841/10841Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:21:46 +0000Finger injuries from infant mittens; a continuing but preventable hazard (April 1996)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/finger-injuries-from-infant-mittens-a-continuing-but-preventable-hazard-april-1996-r10842/10842Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:26:00 +0000State of health visiting UK survey report: Millions supported as others miss out (18 January 2024)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/state-of-health-visiting-uk-survey-report-millions-supported-as-others-miss-out-18-january-2024-r10831/ Recommendations
  1.  A cross-government commitment that prioritises and invests in the first 1001 days is needed. Spending needs to be seen as a capital investment in our nation’s future, rather than as a cost.
  2. A much greater focus on prevention and early intervention is needed to support all people to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.
  3. The important ‘health’ contribution of health visitors needs to be maximised. The benefits of a well-resourced health visiting service accrue across the health system (to the NHS, GPs, urgent care, as well as public health).
  4. A national plan to strengthen health visiting in England, focused on three areas: funding, workforce and quality.
  5. Close the temporary Covid-19 amendment to “count” non-face-to-face health visiting mandated contacts in the national health visitor service delivery metrics for England.
]]>10831Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:03:00 +0000Honouring and learning from youth voices (February 2024)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/honouring-and-learning-from-youth-voices-february-2024-r10819/

]]>10819Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:39:18 +0000Medication safety gaps in English pediatric inpatient units: An exploration using work domain analysis (January 2024)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/medication-safety-gaps-in-english-pediatric-inpatient-units-an-exploration-using-work-domain-analysis-january-2024-r10758/10758Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:16:15 +0000Pain management in infant immunisation: A cross-sectional survey of UK primary care nurses (21 December 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/pain-management-in-infant-immunisation-a-cross-sectional-survey-of-uk-primary-care-nurses-21-december-2023-r10741/10741Mon, 08 Jan 2024 14:44:00 +0000Infection related deaths of children and young people in England (14 December 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/infection-related-deaths-of-children-and-young-people-in-england-14-december-2023-r10638/10638Mon, 18 Dec 2023 16:02:18 +0000PICANet Paediatric critical care state of the nation report (14 December 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/picanet-paediatric-critical-care-state-of-the-nation-report-14-december-2023-r10637/10637Mon, 18 Dec 2023 15:58:29 +0000Situation Awareness for Everyone (S.A.F.E) toolkit (RCPCH, 14 September 2021)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/situation-awareness-for-everyone-safe-toolkit-rcpch-14-september-2021-r10702/10702Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:45:00 +0000Involving children and young people as active partners in paediatric health research (7 November 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/involving-children-and-young-people-as-active-partners-in-paediatric-health-research-7-november-2023-r10604/10604Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:00:02 +0000<![CDATA[Children & young people’s social prescribing toolkit (Street Games, 1 December 2023)]]>https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/children-young-people%E2%80%99s-social-prescribing-toolkit-street-games-1-december-2023-r10596/10596Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:40:00 +0000Paediatric drug optimization for neglected tropical diseases: meeting report (September 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/paediatric-drug-optimization-for-neglected-tropical-diseases-meeting-report-september-2023-r10489/10489Wed, 22 Nov 2023 08:59:00 +0000Reduced post-discharge incidents after implementation of a hospital-to-home transition intervention for children with medical complexity (October 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/reduced-post-discharge-incidents-after-implementation-of-a-hospital-to-home-transition-intervention-for-children-with-medical-complexity-october-2023-r10395/10395Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:05:00 +0000National paediatric early warning system (PEWS) observation and escalation charts (2 November 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/national-paediatric-early-warning-system-pews-observation-and-escalation-charts-2-november-2023-r10383/10383Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:52:00 +0000Closing the gap: Actions to reduce waiting times for children and young people (GIRFT, September 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/closing-the-gap-actions-to-reduce-waiting-times-for-children-and-young-people-girft-september-2023-r10310/10310Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:06:00 +0000Review of neonatal assessment and practice in Black, Asian and minority ethnic newborns: Exploring the Apgar score, the detection of cyanosis, and jaundice (12 July 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/review-of-neonatal-assessment-and-practice-in-black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-newborns-exploring-the-apgar-score-the-detection-of-cyanosis-and-jaundice-12-july-2023-r9775/ Neonatal assessments, including the Apgar score, a quick observation test used to assess babies minutes after birth was developed in 1952, and is now considered out of date by many healthcare professionals. Based on a score of 1 to 10, with a high Apgar score indicating good health for babies, minutes following birth, the assessments are used as standard by healthcare professionals regardless of a baby’s skin tone and can give misleading scores.

It comes as the independent health body announces the results of a commissioned review undertaken by Sheffield Hallam University which highlights a number of ‘reliability concerns’ around three current neonatal assessments and perinatal practices – the Apgar score and the detection of cyanosis and jaundice.

It calls for immediate update of maternity guidelines that refer to assessments by skin colour and the increased use of screening tool devices, including oximeters and bilirubinometers. Urgent research is also needed which focuses on enhancing the reliability of these tools especially for darker skinned babies.

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]]>9775Wed, 12 Jul 2023 07:47:00 +0000Routine immunisations: reversing the decline (Lancet, 22 April 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/routine-immunisations-reversing-the-decline-lancet-22-april-2023-r9366/9366Thu, 11 May 2023 10:22:08 +0000Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network State of the Nation Report 2022 (March 2023)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/paediatric-intensive-care-audit-network-state-of-the-nation-report-2022-march-2023-r9287/ Key messages
  • The number of admissions to paediatric intensive care across the UK and Republic of Ireland (ROI) increased by 11% from 16,540 in 2020 (following the start of the Covid-19 pandemic) to 18,320 in 2021.
  • Two-thirds of admissions to PICUs occurred in those aged under 5 years, with just over two in five admissions aged under 1 year.
  • The proportion of admissions which were of ‘Asian’, ‘Black’ or ‘Other’ ethnic minority origin increased from 17% to 25% between 2019 and 2021 with the proportion classified as ‘White’ also increasing from 62% to 63% over this period.
  • The report also contains a number of national recommendations as well as resources to support improvement.
]]>9287Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:53:45 +0000ERIC: The children's bowel and bladder charityhttps://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/eric-the-childrens-bowel-and-bladder-charity-r9103/9103Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:36:38 +0000Patient engagement in a paediatric difficult asthma clinic (November 2018)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/patient-engagement-in-a-paediatric-difficult-asthma-clinic-november-2018-r8967/8967Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:09:00 +0000The incidence and nature of prescribing and medication administration errors in paediatric inpatients (February 2010)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/the-incidence-and-nature-of-prescribing-and-medication-administration-errors-in-paediatric-inpatients-february-2010-r8961/8961Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:50:00 +0000Zero tolerance prescribing: a strategy to reduce prescribing errors on the paediatric intensive care unit (August 2012)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/zero-tolerance-prescribing-a-strategy-to-reduce-prescribing-errors-on-the-paediatric-intensive-care-unit-august-2012-r8960/8960Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:46:00 +0000An evaluation of paediatric medicines reconciliation at hospital discharge into the community (December 2015)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/an-evaluation-of-paediatric-medicines-reconciliation-at-hospital-discharge-into-the-community-december-2015-r8958/8958Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:39:00 +0000Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events in Pediatric Inpatients (2001)https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/high-risk-areas/paediatrics/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events-in-pediatric-inpatients-2001-r8956/8956Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:34:00 +0000