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Rural developmental, disability and mental-health care — branching viva
Branching viva on rural developmental, disability and mental-health care.
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RACP DCEMRCPCH ClinicalRCPSC 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.
Opening question
A seven-year-old in a remote town has delayed speech, challenging behaviour and a twelve-month wait for the nearest developmental clinic. Give the one-sentence definition and first safety moves. [1]
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- [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
- [4]Sanford CV et al. Kicking the can down the road? Referral services and a school-based primary healthcare service for rural primary school children. Rural Remote Health, 2026.PMID 42458681