What is high dependency care? / Helen Day and Andrea Cockett -- Clinical assessment of children / Helen Day and Andrea Cockett -- Therapeutic interventions for children requiring high dependency care / Leanne Burns -- Respiratory disease / Andrea Cockett -- Cardiac disease / Andrea Cockett -- Neurology and neurotrauma / Helen Day and Andrea Cockett -- Gastrointestinal and renal systems / Leanne Burns and Andrea Cockett -- The immunocompromised child / Joan Walters -- Major trauma and burns / Sheena Carson -- Technology-dependent children and complex care / Paula Kelly and Deborah Lynn -- Mental health and intellectual impairment / Louise Clark -- Neonatal care / Lynne Wainwright and Joyce Wood -- Pain management / Andrea Cockett -- Caring for a family when a child dies / Andrea Cockett.