The community paediatrician in an integrated child health service

Abstract

A concept of community paediatrics is described comprising clinical care to individual children including identification, diagnosis, and care of the handicapped child, expertise in preventive paediatric techniques, and the provision of investigation and advice in connection with social and educational problems. Its relationship to community medicine, general practice, and consulting paediatrics is discussed and a long term training scheme is outlined. In the immediate future the deployment is envisaged of senior clinical medical officers now employed by local authorities.