They are ever on the alert vis-à-vis their daughter, suffer loneliness and feel that the eating disorder is taking over their home.

It may be beneficial to screen at-risk individuals for depressive symptoms and recognise that they may need more support from healthcare personnel.

In order to identify children who need a referral to a speech therapist, public health nurses must pay attention to repetitions, blocks and prolongations in the child’s speech.

The infection control measures may have impacted negatively on the breastfeeding assistance provided for first-time mothers in postnatal facilities.  There was also a greater reliance on breast-milk substitutes than normal.

More knowledge of the symptoms of delirium in this vulnerable patient group may lead to a better neurological outcome and prevent unnecessary testing, shorten hospital stays and lower mortality.