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UK-WHO growth charts - guidance for health professionals

The UK-WHO growth charts provide a description of optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. Anyone who measures a child, plots or interprets charts should be suitably trained, or be supervised by someone qualified to do so. Here are some resources for healthcare professionals about the charts ...

Growth charts

Infant health

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UK-WHO growth charts - 2-18 years

These charts are based on WHO Child Growth Standards, which describe the optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. They are used to assess the growth of school age children and young people in primary or secondary care, and include guidance on the onset and progression of puberty, a BMI centil...

Growth charts

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UK-WHO growth charts - childhood and puberty close monitoring (CPCM)

These charts are based on WHO Child Growth Standards, which describe the optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. They are modified from the school age charts (2-18 years) and intended for children with growth or nutritional problems and in specialist clinics and special schools.

Growth charts

Adolescent health

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UK-WHO growth charts - neonatal and infant close monitoring (NICM)

These charts are based on WHO Child Growth Standards, which describe the optimal growth for healthy, breastfed children. They are designed for plotting very preterm infants and those with significant early health problems such as weight faltering, from 23 weeks gestation to 2 years corrected age.

Neonatal medicine

Growth charts

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Epilepsy Passport

This downloadable paper record gives essential up-to-date information about a child or young person’s epilepsy. This includes their emergency care plan, medication history and key professional contacts.

Neurology

Epilepsy

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Covering all bases: Community child health workforce (2017)

Community Child Health (CCH) is the largest paediatric sub-specialty, focusing on the care of vulnerable children and families, children with long-term conditions and child public health. Our resources support workforce planning.

Community child health

Workforce

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Allergy care pathways - education resources for healthcare professionals (2011)

Our care pathways for children with allergic conditions tell health professionals what they need to know in order to provide the best care possible. Here are our implementation resources including: an educational presentation, a tool for taking an allergy focused clinical history, Patient Reported E...

Allergies

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Allergy care pathway for venom allergy

Venom allergy is an immediate reaction to a venom. This is one of several allergy care pathways, which tell health professionals what they need to know in order to provide the best care possible.

Allergies

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Allergy care pathway for urticaria, angio-odema or mastocytosis

Urticaria is characterised by fluctuating swellings and/or angio-oedema. Angio-odema is a sudden, central swelling of variable size that can be painful rather than itchy. Mastocytosis is the abnormal growth and accumulation of mast cells (MC). This is one of several allergy care pathways, which tell...

Allergies

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Allergy care pathway for latex allergy

Latex allergy is a reaction to latex products (eg sporting equipment, balloons, contact dermatitis for gloves, condoms, surgical catheters). This is one of several allergy care pathways, which tell health professionals what they need to know in order to provide the best care possible.

Allergies