Contact with the National Health Service in the week after an acute medical paediatric admission
Many families seek medical assistance for their child from ED and/or OOH in the week after discharge from hospital, and the majority are not managed by or referred back to paediatric services. Clearer discharge planning could reduce the burden on ED, OOH and parents.
Authors
- Steve Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8393-5060)
- Finlay Dick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8120-8748)
- Philip Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4123-8248)
- Emma King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3611-9647)
- Cari Malcolm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4850-9952)
- Lorna Aucott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6277-7972)
- Richard G. Kyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6394-109X)
- Emma F. France (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0876-7030)
- Pat Hoddinott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4372-9681)
Institutions
- University of Stirling (GB)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- University of Dundee (GB)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- NHS Grampian (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-328208
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25
Funders
- Chief Scientist Office