Children’s Health App available

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 (wheezing 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.

Within the app, you can choose the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children to tailor the information to the Bristol area with important contact numbers and websites.

Download links for the HANDi App: