Primary Care and Linked Secondary Care Encounters for Foot and Ankle Problems in Children and Young People: A Population‐Based Cohort Study in England
These findings represent the first analyses of secondary care referrals for children and young people with foot and ankle problems. We have identified that musculoskeletal symptoms were most common reason for referral and the most common speciality involved in assessing foot and ankle problems was trauma and orthopaedics. We have reported sociodemographic differences in secondary care referrals and these findings could be indicative of inequalities in access to care and should be a priority for further research.
Authors
- Stewart C. Morrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0989-0903)
- Kate M. Dunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6202-2606)
- Catherine Bowen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7252-9515)
- Christopher I. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7065-1157)
- Martin Gulliford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1898-9075)
- Emma Rezel‐Potts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2986-792X)
Institutions
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Keele University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jfa2.70046
- Primary Topic
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Research for Patient Benefit Programme