Edition editor Ian Wacogne discusses this month's epistle, drawing attention to his highlights of the issue.

You can read the August 2016 edition of the journal here: http://ep.bmj.com/content/101/4.toc

Maintaining compassion and preventing compassion fatigue: a practical guide - http://ep.bmj.com/content/101/4/170

Fifteen-minute consultation on problems in the healthy child: sleep - http://ep.bmj.com/content/101/4/175

The role of paediatricians in public health for children and young people - http://ep.bmj.com/content/101/4/181