MIMS Child Health Clinic

Latest news and quick-reference resources collated by the MIMS editors to support primary care prescribing in child health, including immunisations and ADHD.   

Latest news

A healthcare professional holds a syringe in one hand while pinching a baby's thigh as they prepare to administer a vaccination.

Changes to routine vaccination schedule recommended by JCVI

8 August 2022, 12:25pm

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation...

A bowl of salted peanuts is shown with an adrenaline pen in the background.

New peanut allergy treatment recommended by NICE

4 February 2022, 12:05pm

Children and young people with a peanut allergy are...

A young boy wearing a face mask looks away as a doctor's blue-gloved hands are seen injecting a vaccine into the boy's upper arm.

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine approved for paediatric use

10 January 2022, 3:43pm

A new lower-dose presentation of Comirnaty has been...

Image of front cover of MIMS Supplement on Infant feeding showing a baby with a feeding bottle in its mouth

Latest MIMS supplement: infant feeding

8 December 2021, 11:32am

The December issue of MIMS includes a MIMS+ supplement...

A woman's hand holds a blue plastic scoop full of baby milk powder above the tin she has just filled it from, with a baby bottle visible in the background.

Prescribing infant formulae made easier with new MIMS table

7 December 2021, 12:05pm

MIMS has published a quick-reference comparison table...

Prescribing Notes

Guide to treatment options for selected paediatric conditions:

ADHD (including methylphenidate)

Growth disorders (including somatropin and somatostatin)

At-a-glance product comparison charts.

The first few rows of the new baby milk comparison table taken from the December 2021 print issue of MIMS.

Infant formulae

14 June 2022, 9:45am

Routine childhood immunisation schedule

16 March 2022, 9:40am

Lice and scabies treatments

1 April 2016, 10:37am

Summaries of key national guidance.

Management of Asthma in Children (BTS/SIGN Guideline)

13 September 2019, 9:31am

Calculators

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Baby age

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BSA (Mosteller formula)

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External resources

Useful websites and online tools to support prescribing for paediatric conditions.

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