HANDi Paediatrics vs Living With

HANDi has been developed by the paediatric team at Musgrove Park Hospital to provide expert support to parents/carers and medical professionals looking after children with the most common childhood illnesses: - Diarrhoea (gastroenteritis) - Chesty child (wheeze and asthma) - Chesty baby (bronchiolitis) - High temperature - Abdominal pain - Common newborn problems Parent/carer guidance includes illness specific home assessment guidelines, signposting to the appropriate local healthcare setting, and illness information. Each of the 6 most common childhood illnesses has a Home Care Plan to help parents/carers provide the best support for their child. Assessment guidelines are provided for healthcare professionals in the community and in the hospital environment. Guidelines have been developed using a traffic light system that guides professionals to the most appropriate healthcare advice, support or referral for the individual child. These integrated guidelines should help parents/carers feel that they are getting consistent advice wherever and whenever their child is seen. Both parents/carers and healthcare professionals are encouraged to look at each of the three pathways for each of the 6 most common conditions. Please note: This app is not a substitute for seeing and being advised by a medical professional. Always consult your GP if you have questions and/or concerns about your health.

Download the Living With app if you have been invited by your clinic to manage your condition remotely. Living With app connects people to their clinicians in order to monitor condition activity, episodes, medication and more. The app provides educational resources and self-care programmes. It enables you to track personal trends and triggers, which may help in managing your condition. Availability of features depends on the services your clinic provides. Examples include physical exercises, recording medication, monitoring weight, following programmes for managing fatigue, pain, breathing, stress & anxiety or sleep. Designed with patients and clinicians working in the NHS. Getting support: • You can visit the support pages for guidance on how to resolve any problems you may come across: support.livingwith.health • For further help you can submit a support ticket to the helpdesk: follow the link to “Submit a request”. The app is UKCA marked as Class I medical device in the United Kingdom and developed in compliance with Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (SI 2002 No 618, as amended).