Why do children under 5 years go to the GP in Lambeth: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: This study identifies the most common recorded reason for attendance to primary care for children under 5 years old, including a breakdown via age, ethnicity, deprivation quintile and sex.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Setting: 39 of 40 general practices in Lambeth, London, UK.

Early identification of at-risk children: service improvement study using immunisation status.

Background: Children who have adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) tend to have more physical and mental health problems when they are adults compared with people who do not have ACEs. Evidence suggests that partial or no immunisation status can be associated with factors (including ACEs) that make children at higher risk of poor outcomes than immunised children.

Aim: To explore the idea that 'missed immunisations' could be used as a proxy indicator in identifying children at risk of worse outcomes.

Can birth outcome inequality be reduced using targeted caseload midwifery in a deprived diverse inner city population? A retrospective cohort study, London, UK.

Objectives: (1) To report maternal and newborn outcomes of pregnant women in areas of social deprivation in inner city London. (2) To compare the effect of caseload midwifery with standard care on maternal and newborn outcomes in this cohort of women.

Design: Retrospective observational cohort study.

Health effects of drought: a systematic review of the evidence.

Introduction. Climate change projections indicate that droughts will become more intense in the 21 century in some areas of the world. The El Niño Southern Oscillation is associated with drought in some countries, and forecasts can provide advance warning of the increased risk of adverse climate conditions.

The effects of flooding on mental health: Outcomes and recommendations from a review of the literature.

Introduction While most people who are involved in disasters recover with the support of their families, friends and colleagues, the effects on some people's health, relationships and welfare can be extensive and sustained. Flooding can pose substantial social and mental health problems that may continue over extended periods of time. Flooding can challenge the psychosocial resilience of the hardiest of people who are affected.