Background: The Covid 19 pandemic radically changed our lives worldwide in 2020. Control of the pandemic required public health interventions which included social distancing and the minimising social gatherings. The implementation of these measures resulted in major changes in the delivery of healthcare education.Aim: This observational study reports on the undergraduate experience of the transition of the obstetrics and gynaecology programme from a traditional face-to-face approach to a blended learning programme (BLP) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: Changes to the undergraduate Obstetrics and Gynaecology programme in response to the pandemic are described. These changes were implemented with no additional funding or resources. On completion of the module, students voluntarily completed an anonymous survey on their experience of the BLP.Results: Of the 80 students who completed the module, 81% responded. Overall satisfaction with the module was high with median scores for all online and clinical components of the module ranging from 8 - 10. The students expressed high levels of satisfaction with the support they received from their teachers, hospital staff and patients. Conclusions: To our knowledge, this paper is the first to describe the transition of the entire undergraduate module in Obstetrics and Gynaecology to a BLP in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The overall satisfaction scores submitted anonymously were high. Whether this will be maintained post pandemic remains unknown but the positive response to the BLP provides direction as to what elements of the revised programme may be worth developing further in the future.

Background: Due to the global spread of COVID-19, oncology departments across the world rapidly adapted their cancer care protocols, balancing the risk of delaying cancer treatments and risk of COVID-19 exposure. COVID-19 and associated changes may have an impact on psycho-social functioning of cancer patients and survivors. We wanted to understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on young people living with and beyond cancer.Method: In this cross-sectional study, we surveyed 177 individuals, aged 18 - 39 years, about the impact of COVID-19 on their cancer care and psychological wellbeing. Participants also reported their information needs relating to COVID-19. Responses were summarized using content analysis approach. Results: This is the first study to examine psychological functioning of young patients and survivors during the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Close to a third of respondents reported increased levels of psychological distress, and as many as 60% reported feeling more anxious than they did prior to COVID-19. More than half also wanted more information tailored to them as young cancer patients. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving and changing the landscape of cancer care. Young people living with cancer are a unique population and might be more vulnerable during this time compared to their healthy peers. There is a need to screen for psychological distress and attend to young people whose cancer care has been delayed. As the lockdown begins to ease, the guidelines about cancer care should be updated according to this population’s needs.

This chapter covers both diagnostic and interventional radiology. Unlike adults, many children require general anaesthesia or sedation to be able to cooperate with diagnostic radiology, e.g. a breath hold during CT chest, or keeping still for a long MRI scan. Commonly, general anaesthesia is delivered in the radiology department. This can mean the anaesthetist is working remotely from colleagues and therefore must be experienced and aware of the potential hazards in this environment (e.g. radiation). Increasingly, interventional procedures are being performed in children (e.g. venous access), with large numbers of personnel and equipment often involved; therefore, organisation and planning are imperative. This chapter helps highlight the issues involved.