Minor illness in the under fives: A guide for health visitors - Paperback
by Gina Johnson (Author)
This small, practical book explains how health professionals can assess a sick child. It includes home care advice, referral criteria and prescribing information. Written by the UK's leading expert in minor illness, it provides concise, evidence-based advice to guide their management. It was last updated in April 2025.
A health professional who is equipped with a thermometer and a torch will be able to use the simple techniques and guidance in this book to assess a small child with a minor illness.
Gina has been a GP in Luton, England since 1983, and also spent eleven years as a Clinical Assistant in Paediatrics. Since 1997 she has designed and presented educational courses for nurses in the management of minor illness. With her colleague, Ian Hill-Smith, she developed the National Minor Illness Centre, which offers diploma courses accredited by the Royal College of Nursing. Gina and Ian are joint editors of the best-selling Minor Illness Manual, now in its fourth edition. They write and present face-to-face and e-learning courses on minor illness for health visitors, nurses, pharmacists and paramedics.
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