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Lead the rural safety plan for rural developmental, disability and mental-health care — OSCE
OSCE station for rural developmental, disability and mental-health care.
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MRCPCH ClinicalRACP DCERCPSC Pediatrics
Prompt
A seven-year-old in a remote town has delayed speech, challenging behaviour and a twelve-month wait for the nearest developmental clinic.
Candidate brief
You have eight minutes to lead a safe plan with the local team and family. Stabilise priorities, escalate early, explain the stay-versus-go decision, and address cultural and transport realities. [1][2]
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- [1]Winata T et al. Effectiveness of a Digital Screening and Navigation Model in Addressing Unmet Social Needs among Parents and Caregivers in Priority Population Groups: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Int J Integr Care, 2026.PMID 42405227
- [2]GBD 2023 Diarrhoeal Disease and Enteric Infectious Diseases Collaborators et al. Global burden of enteric infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, and corresponding aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet Infect Dis, 2026.PMID 42229499
- [3]Augustin C et al. Understanding child mental health care pathways in community-based services: a qualitative study in a French child and adolescent medico-social centre (CMPP). BMC Health Serv Res, 2026.PMID 42210221