Royal College of Nursing (2019) An integrated career and competency framework for children and young people’s endocrine nurse specialists. London: RCN.

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Clinical resources on RCN Learn

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National Children and Young Peoples Diabetes Network.

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NHS Scotland: Scottish Paediatric Endocrine Group

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British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes

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DSDfamilies: Differences of sex development

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European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology

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Butler G and Kirk J (2020) Paediatric endocrinology and diabetes. 2nd edn. OUP: Oxford.

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Donaldson M, Gregory J, Van-Vliet G and Wolfsdorf J (2019) Practical endocrinology and diabetes in children. 4th edn. Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons.

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Hockenberry M J, Duffy E A and Gibbs K D (eds.) (2024) Wong’s nursing care of infants and children. 12th edn. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier.

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Llahana S, Follin C and Yedinak C and Grossman A (eds.) (2019) Advanced practice in endocrinology nursing. Cham: Springer.

• This book provides a comprehensive overview of adult and paediatric endocrinology. It is published in two volumes.
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Marks S D, Blackburn S and Strobel S (2025) Great Ormond Street handbook of paediatrics: an illustrated guide. 3rd edn. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

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Nwosu, B.U. and Ashraf, A.P. (eds.) (2026) Pediatric diabetes. Contemporary endocrinology series. Cham: Springer.

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Owen K, Turner H and Wass J A H (eds.) (2022) Oxford handbook of endocrinology and diabetes. 4th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Styne D (2023) Pediatric endocrinology: a clinical handbook. 2nd edn. Cham: Springer.

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Use these links to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on each topic.

• Endocrine and diabetes in children
• Child and hormones
• Endocrine and child

Use these links for details of journal articles on each topic.

• Child and hormones
• Endocrine and child
• Endocrine and diabetes in children

Journals of interest for children's endocrine. Use these links to see details of availability.

• BMC Pediatrics
• Diabetes Care
• Frontiers in endocrinology