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Dr Charlotte Sloane, Paediatric Research Fellow PERUKI (Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland) was established in 2012 by everyday clinicians who set out… Read More »Question Quest: What are the research priorities for Paediatric Emergency Medicine?