A5060060700- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Genital Health and Disease
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
University of Salford
2016-2025
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
2021-2025
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
2024-2025
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
2023
University of Manchester
2023
In-Q-Tel
2023
North Manchester General Hospital
2012-2022
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
2020-2022
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
2012-2021
Northern Health and Social Care Trust
2020
Children continue to experience harm when undergoing clinical procedures despite increased evidence of the need improve provision child-centred care. The international ISupport collaboration aimed develop standards outline and explain good procedural practice rights children within context a procedure. rights-based for tests, treatments, investigations, examinations interventions were developed using an iterative, multi-phased, multi-method multi-stakeholder consensus building approach. This...
Globally, children have been adversely affected by the wide variety of impacts SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus | COVID-19). Vulnerable who depend on support education and health social care systems were left unprotected as these weakened pandemic. COVID-19 has exposed already fragile situations in which many young people live that thousands would need ongoing but remained invisible to statutory authorities. also a stark reminder vulnerability individuals societies it deep divisions, inequalities,...
Background While female genital mutilation (FGM) has been illegal in the UK since 1985, research estimated that 2015 there were over 100 000 women and girls resident subjected to FGM. Aims To determine effect of changes legislation 2015, which made reporting FGM under 18 mandatory. Methods Freedom Information requests sent all 45 police authorities, asking number cases reported between specific dates, victims' ages, occupation person age gender breakdown force. Similar health social care...
The authors of Home et al (2020) respond to the Letter Editor on call for an independent anti-female genital mutilation commissioner in UK
It is heartening that the number of children presenting with female genital mutilation (FGM) in UK less than expected from estimates.1 This against a decade changes to legal frameworks, including introducing FGM Protection Orders (FGMPOs) protect girls and women at risk, alongside educational efforts increase public awareness by range stakeholders. It possible abandoned after migration UK1 anti-FGM measures need be proportionate empirical evidence risk UK. However, there remain widespread...
Body temperature is considered an independent determinant of respiratory rate and heart rate; however, there limited scientific evidence regarding the association. This study aimed to assess association between temperature, in children.The objective this was validate earlier findings that body causes increase approximately 10 bpm rise per 1 °C children aged under 16 years old.A prospective using anonymised prospectively collected patient data 188 635 attendances, retrospectively extracted...
Aim High heart and respiratory rates are key indicators in many published guidelines to identify treat serious bacterial infection sepsis children, but the credibility of evidence underpinning what is considered abnormal questionable. This study established distribution children using a large data set inform debate on ‘normal’ range these should look like. The primary aim was compare measured recruited from non‐tertiary emergency care settings with those by Advanced Paediatric Life Support...
<h3>Introduction:</h3> The aim of this prospective audit was to assess the effectiveness and safety rectal paraldehyde in management acute, including prolonged, tonic–clonic convulsions. There are very limited published data on its safety, previous have focused intramuscular route administration. <h3>Methods:</h3> Four hospitals participated study. Information collected each dose used for treatment a convulsion over 1 year. Data were not included patients treated with other seizure types or...
The Pennine Acute Trust (PAT) Paediatric Observation Priority Score (PAT-POPS) is a specific emergency department (ED) physiological and observational aggregate scoring system, with scores of 0-18. A higher score indicates greater likelihood admission. Manchester Children's Early Warning System (ManChEWS) assesses six observations to create trigger score, classified as Green, Amber or Red.Prospectively collected data were used calculate PAT-POPS ManChEWS on 2068 patients aged under 16 years...
As at March 2016, 49 states had reformed their laws to clearly prohibit all corporal punishment of children (United Nations 1989) in settings, including the home (Global Initiative End All Corporal Punishment Children, n.d.) By January 2017 this number reached 52. trend moves towards abolition, it is not an acceptable position for United Kingdom ( uk ), States America usa ) and Australia (Poulsen, 2015) remain missing from that list. Whilst they are, effectively, a child (a person aged under...
Children have a right to be heard. Involving children in decision-making and development promotes their rights which can make positive difference locally globally on issues that matter them.1 The United Nations Convention the Rights of Child (UNCRC) defines child as anyone who has not yet reached 18th birthday. The UNCRC includes obligations communities states fulfil children’s rights2 respect for views (Article 12) freedom expression 13). While seeking tokenistic fashion is wrong, input...
The Agricultural Health Study is a collaborative effort involving the National Cancer Institute, US Environmental Protection Agency, and Institute of Sciences. A goal this investigation to establish large cohort men women that can be followed prospectively for 10 years or more evaluate role agricultural exposures in development cancer, neurologic disease, reproductive difficulties, childhood developmental problems, other chronic diseases. study also will provide an opportunity assess diet,...
Five cases of machete cut injuries to the maxillofacial region seen over a period 8 months (January-September, 2012), at Maxillofacial Unit Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria, are presented. The severity is evident from extent tissue disruption as shown in pictures. immediate threats life were hemorrhage and airway obstruction. Surgical repairs performed under local anesthetic infiltration three while rest general anesthesia. There was no nerve repair done due lack...
Objectives & Background No specific early warning score universally validated for use in all children presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) exists. POPS is a novel aggregate scoring system, designed ED use. Methods Prospectively collected physiological and observational data were used calculate on 2068 patients aged under 16 over one month UK District General Hospital Paediatric ED. Logistic regression was investigate effect of at first presentation admission hospital within...