Background Paediatric hospitalisations represent a significant cost to the health system and
cause significant burden to children and their families. Understanding trends in …

Aim To estimate the non‐medical out‐of‐pocket costs for families with a child in hospital.
Methods This study was a survey of 225 parents of paediatric inpatients on nine wards of an …

Background Paediatric hospital length of stay (LoS) is often used as a benchmark for
resource use of hospitalisations. Previous studies have mostly focused on LoS of …

Introduction Children born into families at risk of becoming or remaining poor are at
significant risk of experiencing childhood poverty, which can impair their start to life, and …

Aims: To compare the privately borne and NHS costs of hospital at home (HAH) and
conventional inpatient care for children with selected acute conditions. Methods: Prospective …

Background Health need is inextricably linked with inequalities. Health outcomes are worse
for those in lower socio-economic groups, ethnic minority groups, and those with protected …

The implementation and assessment1 of the UNICEF/WHO programme for the integrated
management of childhood illness as the major global primary-care strategy for children has …

Aim To determine population‐based prevalence, hospital use and costs for children
admitted to hospital with chronic conditions. Methods We used hospital admissions data for …

Objective To audit paediatric medical admissions to a rural district hospital in order to help
define intervention priorities and allocate district resources. Design Prospective audit of …

Objectives To compare emergency hospital use for infants in Ontario (Canada) and
England. Methods We conducted a population-based data linkage study in infants born≥ 34 …