Impact of headache on young people in a school population.

Background: Headache is the most frequent neurological symptom and the most common manifestation of pain in childhood. Estimates of the prevalence of headache in children and adolescents vary widely (depending on the setting, methodology, and diagnostic criteria applied) and the impact is not well understood.

Aim: To quantify the impact of headache in a school population.

Children and adolescents with headache: what do they need?

Headache is the most frequent neurological symptom and common manifestation of pain in children. The needs of this group are poorly understood. The aim of this study is to quantify the extent of unmet need in a primary care paediatric population.

A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of an asthma nurse in general practice.

Aim: To measure the impact of a nurse led asthma clinic on the quality of life of patients with asthma.

Design: A randomised controlled trial with delayed intervention in the control group.

Outcomes: Primary outcome measure: the Juniper Asthma Quality of Life Instrument.