UK consensus guidelines for multidisciplinary care of children and young people with achondroplasia: a modified Delphi process
These are the first UK-specific multidisciplinary recommendations for the care of CYP with ACH. Aligned with international best practices and tailored to UK healthcare systems, they support anticipatory care, promote independence and enhance health and psychosocial outcomes. The guidelines offer a foundation for service planning, standardisation and equitable care.
Authors
- Mars Skae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8226-2148)
- Alessandra Cocca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4312-4591)
- Helen McDevitt
- M. Latimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1515-1392)
- Stephanie Borg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4880-9135)
- Toby Candler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4587-8744)
- Anita Freeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4221-1514)
- Oliver Murch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1298-5647)
- Emma Webb
- Amish Chinoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8991-1614)
- Kathryn Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1302-4688)
- Simona Turcu
- M. Cheung
- Jonathan Gibbins
- Ian G. Tucker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3304-6377)
- Martyn T. Cobourne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2857-0315)
- Chris Parks
- Ruchi Nadar
- Emma Bewick
- Mike Harrison
- Michael Wright
- Kate Ali
- Emma Gosnell
- Sarah F Smithson
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (GB)
- St Thomas' Hospital (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (GB)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Royal Hospital for Children (GB)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Birmingham Children's Hospital (GB)
- NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Evelina London Children's Healthcare (GB)
- Addenbrooke's Hospital (GB)
- Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2025-329829
- Primary Topic
- Connective tissue disorders research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00