General practitioners can facilitate recovery-orientated, trauma-focused care, even when local services are limited.

While paediatric cervical masses are most commonly benign and transient in nature, judicious consideration of red flag and congenital conditions is crucial.

In the absence of organic aetiology, childhood constipation is almost always functional and is often due to painful bowel movements that prompt the child to withhold stool.

This article outlines the features and prevalence of climate distress, as well as approaches for assessment and management based on current evidence and theory.

The aim of this paper is to enhance general practitioner awareness of problem gambling, its impact, general practice presentations, screening, effective treatment and referral options.

The traumatic experiences associated with COVID-19 pose significant risks for the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the exacerbation of pre-existing PTSD.

Predominantly hospital-based prevocational paediatric training offers limited exposure to – and, thus, confidence in – managing behavioural, mental health and developmental issues.

This study compares virtual reality against standard care for children undergoing routine four-year-old immunisations.

GPs play an important ongoing role in supporting gifted children and developing a course of action that helps ensure their optimum development so they can fulfil their potential.

Limited awareness of the time-critical nature of this potentially life-threatening presentation has been reported in multiple triage settings.

A diagnosis of cancer disrupts almost every developmental life stage and continues to affect the child, and potentially their whole family, throughout adulthood.

Timely and effective treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can make an enormous difference to the individual and to their family and peers.

It is important that a high level of clinical suspicion is maintained when paediatric patients present with a vague history or symptoms that may represent airway foreign bodies.

Effective clinical triage of referrals relies on provision of adequate clinical information (‘red flags’) and investigations.