Clinical update
Faltering growth: signs, symptoms and guidance on improving care
Guidance sets out standards on slower rate of weight gain for babies and preschool children
Preparing to Prescribe toolkit: becoming a non-medical prescriber
Updated online resource is a step-by-step guide for nurses considering a prescribing course
Sepsis in children: how to spot the signs
Institute of Health Visiting resource helps parents recognise symptoms of sepsis in a child
Quality standards for preterm babies who need respiratory support
NICE outlines priority areas of care for premature babies requiring assisted ventilation
COVID-19 and severe asthma: what to advise patients
NICE guidance on managing severe asthma in adults and children during the pandemic
COVID-19: guidance on when to admit patients to critical care
NICE advises on assessing for frailty and including patients and carers in decision-making
COVID-19: infection prevention and control advice for all healthcare settings
The government has issued advice for all healthcare workers
Parenteral feeding in neonatal care: best practice
New national guidance aims to tackle wide variation in practice, safety concerns and costs
Novel coronavirus: how to spot suspected cases
New government guidance for nurses stresses importance of infection control measures
Assessment and management of fever in young children
Updated guidance aims to help nurses assess and manage fever in children aged under five
Depression in children and young people: recognition and management
New guidance aims to improve how depression in children and young people is assessed and which treatments are effective
Antimicrobial prescribing guidance for pneumonia in children and young people
Guidelines on pneumonia aim to optimise use of antibiotics and reduce resistance to them