COVID-19 Series: Resources on childcare

On 11 June, Dr Tom Marrs, Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, Professor Russell Viner, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and Dr Sara Hanna, Medical Director of Evelina London Children’s Healthcare, took part in an RSM webinar: Caring for our children in a time of COVID-19. During the webinar they discussed the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on children's education and mental health and explored the pathophysiological differences of the disease between adults and children and uncertainties around transmission.

A recording of the webinar is available to watch below and on the RSM’s YouTube channel.

Recommended resources on childcare and COVID-19

• Ghosh R et al. Impact of COVID-19 on Children: Special Focus on Psychosocial Aspect. Minerva Pediatrica 2020 May; 72(3). Full-text available for free from ResearchGate
• GOV.UK. Coronavirus (COVID-19): Education and Childcare
• Live Science. COVID-19 Looks Different in Children, Doctors Say (Yasemin Saplakoglu)
• NHS.UK. Coronavirus (COVID-19): Caring for Children and Young People
• NHS Health Education England Library and Knowledge Services (HEE LKS). Coronavirus Resources: Children and Young People (Coronavirus information for parents and carers)
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). COVID-19 Rapid Guideline: Children and Young People who are Immunocompromised (21 May 2020)
• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). COVID-19 Key Topics
• Save the Children. The Changing Face of COVID-19: A Live Tracker of Its Impact on Children (Oliver Fiala and Chiara Orlassino, 8 June 2020)
• Sinha IP et al. Spotlight: COVID-19 Infection in Children. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2020 May 1; 8(5): 446-447. Access the PDF for additional references
• UNICEF. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Centre
• United Nations (UN). Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Children (15 April 2020)
• Usher Network for COVID-19 Evidence Reviews (UNCOVER). Summary: What is the Evidence for Transmission of COVID-19 by Children [or in Schools]? (6 May 2020)
• UpToDate. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Considerations in Children (22 May 2020)
• World Health Organisation (WHO). COVID-19: Resources for Adolescents and Youth
• Michael Levin, Childhood Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome — A New Challenge in the Pandemic. The New England Journal of Medicine (June 2020)
• Leora R. Feldstein, et al. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents. The New England Journal of Medicine (June 2020)

RSM COVID-19 Series

The RSM COVID-19 Series is dedicated to giving healthcare workers on the frontlines regular and easy-to-access updates from healthcare leaders on COVID-19. Chaired by leading experts, the webinars discuss different topics and challenges that healthcare workers, leaders and the public are facing, and how we are responding. Find out more about upcoming talks.