Healthcare Professionals' Attitudes towards and Knowledge and Understanding of Paediatric Palliative Medicine (PPM) and Its Meaning within the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU): A Summative Content Analysis in a Tertiary Children's Hospital in Scotland-"An In Vitro Study".

Paediatric palliative medicine (PPM) is a holistic approach to care for children and their families. Services are growing and developing worldwide but significant disparity in service provision remains. The Paediatric Supportive and Palliative Care Team (PSPCT) at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow was established in 2019, but there is still no clear integrated role within the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at present.

Understanding parents' experiences of care for children with medical complexity in England: a qualitative study.

Objectives: To understand parents' experiences of receiving care for their child with medical complexity.

Design: Qualitative semi-structured interviews with parents of children with medical complexities across England analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.

Results: Twenty parents from four hospital sites in England took part in the study, a total of 17 interviews were completed, 3 joint and 14 single parent interviews.

Provision of care for children with medical complexity in tertiary hospitals in England: qualitative interviews with health professionals.

Background: Due to medical and technological advancements, children with medical complexity are a growing population. Although previous research has identified models of care and experiences when caring for this population, the majority are the USA or Canadian based. Therefore, the aim was to identify models of care for children with medical complexity and barriers and facilitators to delivering high-quality care for this population from a 'free at point of care' national health service.