Free PLAB 2 Paediatrics stations
Paediatric PLAB 2 stations are usually a consultation with a parent rather than the child. They test a focused paediatric history, screening for serious illness and safeguarding concerns, and clear communication with an anxious parent.
What PLAB 2 paediatrics stations cover
Paediatric PLAB 2 stations are usually a consultation with a parent rather than the child. They test a focused paediatric history, screening for serious illness and safeguarding concerns, and clear communication with an anxious parent.
Topics you can practise in these stations include:
- Childhood epilepsy counselling
- Child with a needlestick injury in the park
- My toddler had a seizure with a fever
- Mother requesting tonsil surgery for recurrent sore throats
- Abdominal pain in a toddler
- Vomiting in a 6-week-old baby
- Yellow newborn
- Child with constipation
- Child waking screaming at night
- Child not socialising
- Bedwetting in a 4-year-old
- Baby with a head injury after a fall
- MMR vaccine concerns
- Concerns about the children's flu vaccine
How to approach a paediatrics station
You are usually speaking to a parent. Take a focused paediatric history including birth, feeding, development and immunisations, build a clear picture of how unwell the child is, and always weigh safeguarding. Reassure without dismissing a worried parent.
The underlying structure is the same as any PLAB 2 station: greet and confirm identity, explore the patient's ideas, concerns and expectations early, take a focused history, screen for the red flags below, explain your thinking in plain English, and agree a shared plan with clear safety-netting. See the free PLAB 2 preparation guide for the full study plan.
Red flags to screen for in paediatrics stations
Examiners reward candidates who actively screen for what must not be missed. In paediatrics stations, the key red flags include:
- Signs of sepsis or a non-blanching rash
- Poor feeding, lethargy or reduced wet nappies in an infant
- Safeguarding concerns or a history that does not fit
- Breathing difficulty, grunting or stridor
- Failure to thrive or developmental regression
Skills these stations test
The 42 paediatrics stations break down by skill type as:
- History and management 20
- Counselling 14
- History red flags 7
- Ethical communication 1
All 42 free paediatrics stations
Every station below is free. Click one to sit it as an eight-minute spoken consultation, then get your mark-scheme breakdown.
History and management 20
- Child with a needlestick injury in the park - Carla Entwistle, 3 (talking to her nanny)
- My toddler had a seizure with a fever - Mrs Rachel Okafor (mother of Maya, 2)
- Abdominal pain in a toddler - Andrew Bellamy, 18 months
- Vomiting in a 6-week-old baby - Susan Crowther (mother of baby Ava), 31
- Yellow newborn - Hannah Dunmore (mother of 15-day-old baby), 29
- Child with constipation - Mrs Patricia Easton (mother of Toby, 3)
- Child waking screaming at night - Mrs Helen Frobisher, 40 (mother of a 5-year-old)
- Child not socialising - Mrs Linda Goddard (mother of 3-year-old son)
- Bedwetting in a 4-year-old - Mrs Naomi Harborne (mother of Elliot, 4)
- Baby with a head injury after a fall - Mrs Donna Jephcott (mother of 9-month-old Jane)
- Worried her toddler isn't walking yet - Mary Oakley, 35 (mother of 14-month-old)
- Toddler not talking yet - Michael Prescott, 15 months (mother Helen)
- Breathless wheezy child - Matthew Ulverston, 7
- Telephone call about a wheezy child - Sandra Vereker (mother of Leo, 5)
- Baby with feeding difficulty and fast breathing - Mrs Hannah Warburton (4-month-old son), 31
- Sudden bruising in a child - Leah Okafor, 4 (immune thrombocytopenia)
- Child with fever and rash - Maisie Holloway, 4 (parent: Becca Holloway)
- Heart murmur found at the baby check - Baby Rosa (parent Leona Whitfield), 6 weeks
- Child with a rash and sore throat - Mrs Bethan Carwardine (mother of Erin, 6)
- Fever and stinging on weeing in a toddler - Bethan Whitcombe (mother of Nia, 2)
Counselling 14
- Childhood epilepsy counselling - Mrs Karen Kitchener (mother of Molly, 10)
- Mother requesting tonsil surgery for recurrent sore throats - Ruth Sinclair (mother of Harry, 9)
- MMR vaccine concerns - Elizabeth Kingsley (mother of Jenny, 12 months)
- Concerns about the children's flu vaccine - Mrs Hannah Latimer, 31 (mother of a 3-year-old)
- Newly diagnosed childhood autism - Jennifer Maddox, 34 (mother of a 3-year-old)
- Concerns about her baby's 8-week vaccinations - Mrs Hannah Naylor, 28
- Peanut allergy - teaching a parent to use an adrenaline auto-injector - Harry Birtwistle, 4
- Complaint about ward care - Mrs Ava Pickersgill, 33 (mother of premature baby)
- Father unhappy with his son's care - Mr William Ravenscroft, 48
- Mother refusing her child's IV antibiotics - Nancy Calderwood, 41 (mother of a 14-year-old with cerebral palsy)
- Poorly controlled childhood asthma and spacer technique - Mrs Maria Driscoll (mother of Jack, 4)
- Earache and ear discharge in a 3-year-old - Andy Vickers, 3 (mother Amber Vickers, 31)
- Concerns about a child's behaviour and attention - Mrs Carla Whitfield (mother of Leo, 7)
- Toddler temper tantrums - Mrs Bryony Halliwell (mother of Oscar, 2)
History red flags 7
- Feverish, breathless baby - phone call from Helen Yardley (mother), baby 10 months
- Swallowed object in a toddler - Mrs Priya Ramanathan (mother of Aanya, 2)
- Diarrhoea and vomiting in a baby - Sophie Hartley (mother of Oliver, 14 months)
- Unwell young infant - telephone triage call from Mrs Priya Mahaling, mother of Anaya (7 weeks)
- Persistent high fever in a young child - Esme Hartfield, 3
- Toddler with abdominal swelling and weight loss - parent of Rumi Acharya, 2
- Recurrent childhood infections - Leo Hartley, 3 (mother, possible immunodeficiency)
Ethical communication 1
Practise other PLAB 2 specialties
- PLAB 2 Ethical / Communication stations (62)
- PLAB 2 Obstetrics & Gynaecology stations (52)
- PLAB 2 Neurology stations (34)
- PLAB 2 Psychiatry stations (31)
- PLAB 2 Cardiovascular stations (27)
- PLAB 2 Gastrointestinal stations (27)
- PLAB 2 Dermatology stations (25)
- PLAB 2 Endocrine stations (24)
- PLAB 2 Musculoskeletal stations (20)
- PLAB 2 Respiratory stations (20)
- PLAB 2 ENT stations (19)
- PLAB 2 Surgical stations (15)
- PLAB 2 Urology stations (15)
- PLAB 2 Medicine stations (14)
- PLAB 2 Genitourinary Medicine stations (12)
- PLAB 2 Infectious Diseases stations (11)
- PLAB 2 Haematology stations (9)
- PLAB 2 Ophthalmology stations (7)
- PLAB 2 Palliative / Pain Medicine stations (6)
- PLAB 2 Breast Surgery stations (2)
Frequently asked questions
What PLAB 2 paediatrics stations come up?
Plabity's 42 free PLAB 2 paediatrics stations include presentations such as childhood epilepsy counselling, child with a needlestick injury in the park, my toddler had a seizure with a fever, mother requesting tonsil surgery for recurrent sore throats, abdominal pain in a toddler, vomiting in a 6-week-old baby, yellow newborn, child with constipation, child waking screaming at night, child not socialising, bedwetting in a 4-year-old, baby with a head injury after a fall, mmr vaccine concerns, concerns about the children's flu vaccine. Each runs as an eight-minute spoken consultation marked to the PLAB rubric.
Are these PLAB 2 paediatrics stations free?
Yes. All 42 are free to practise. You sign up with an email address, with no card required.
How are the stations marked?
Each station is marked across the three PLAB domains: data gathering, clinical management and interpersonal skills. You get a breakdown of every criterion with quoted evidence from your own consultation, in seconds.
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42 spoken paediatrics cubicles, marked to the PLAB rubric. No card, no plan.
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