Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) has evolved significantly in the UK and Ireland.
Recognition as a subspecialty by the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health (RCPCH) …

Objective Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI) is a collaborative
clinical studies group established in August 2012. It consists of a network of 43 centres from …

Objective To estimate the potential impact of enhanced primary care and new out-of-hospital
models (OOHMs) on emergency department (ED) presentations by children and young …

Injury is the commonest cause of death and morbidity in children and accounts for most
attendances at paediatric emergency departments. However, the incidence of major trauma …

Aim To investigate the difference in both numbers and acuity of presentations to the
Paediatric Emergency Department (PED) during the peak time period of the current global …

Injury is the commonest cause of death and morbidity in childhood and accounts for most
attendances at paediatric emergency departments. However, the incidence of major trauma …

The scale of childhood injuries in the UK is monumental, accounting for approximately
120,000 hospital admissions and 350 childhood deaths. Financial costs to an already …

Injury is the commonest cause of death and morbidity in children and accounts for most
attendances at paediatric emergency departments. Optimal management of the multiply …

Objectives Collaborating as a pan-integrated care system (ICS), cross-organisational MDT
(5 acute hospitals, 8 boroughs) for high quality, equitable care to build, implement and …

Aims Our hospital started PATCH an innovative extension of a 'hospital-at-home'service in
2016. The team is made up of experienced paediatric nurses and aims to reduce short stay …