Intensive care medicine

The paediatric intensive care physician resuscitates, stabilises, transfers and treats critically ill and injured children - find out about this sub-specialty.

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COVID-19

From early 2020, we looked at the risks and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our members, the wider child health workforce and children and young people. We produced guidance around health services, the paediatric workforce, training and CPD, and are now contributing to the UK's COVID-19 Inquiry....
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BPSU study - Button battery ingestion, inhalation or insertion

BPSU surveillance of the unintentional ingestion, inhalation or insertion of button batteries in children requiring removal or attempted removal commenced in February 2021. This study will help inform services for the prevention and treatment of children who have accidentally swallowed or choked on ...

Lister Institute of Preventative Medicine - Research Prize [CLOSED]

These awards are aimed at researchers in the early years of running their own groups, for whom receipt of the prize would make a significant difference to their research work. The Institute accepts applications from tenured and non-tenured researchers, clinicians and non-clinicians to undertake high quality biomedical research and has no priority diseases or restrictions on the research area supported.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
5 years
Submission deadline
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BPSU study - Severe complications of enterovirus or human parechovirus infection

This BPSU study investigates severe complications of enterovirus (EV) or human parechovirus (HPeV). It is intended to improve our knowledge of the age-specific incidence, clinical presentation and management, as well describe the survival and rates of long-term complications of severe EV/HPeV infect...
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Winter planning

Services for children and young people face challenges, and particularly each winter. With our guidance, position statements and case studies, we support members to make a compelling and evidence-based case for children's healthcare.