Abstract
Children’s use of hospital services in the UK has been increasing rapidly since the late 1990s. Findings from the latest QualityWatch report show significant increases in emergency hospital admissions for infants (23%) and young children aged 1-4 years (11%) between 2006/7 and 2015/16 (data has been adjusted for population increases in each childhood age group), whilst children over the age of 15 years showed a decrease in emergency admissions. This paper discusses some of the theories and research which provide some insight into the increase in hospital admissions for infants and children under 5 years of age in the UK.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 917-919 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Archive of Disease in Childhood |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Early online date | 23 Feb 2018 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2018 |
Keywords
- General paediatrics
- paediatric practice
- patient perspective
- hospital admissions
- hospital admission rates
- children under 5 years of age