Author: Thorne, Sophie; Bhopal, Sunil; Harkensee, Christian; Battersby, Alexandra; Brough, Anna; Owens, Stephen
Title: Equity in Paediatric Emergency Departments during COVID-19 Cord-id: qq612si2 Document date: 2020_9_27
ID: qq612si2
Snippet: Childrens attendances in paediatric emergency departments have fallen precipitously in North East England and elsewhere in recent months. We analysed data from 3 hospitals to understand which children were not being brought during the COVID-19 lockdown. In our population there is no evidence of a disproportionate impact on children belonging to vulnerable sociodemographic groups and no obvious change in illness acuity among those children still attending. However we noted a marked reduction in i
Document: Childrens attendances in paediatric emergency departments have fallen precipitously in North East England and elsewhere in recent months. We analysed data from 3 hospitals to understand which children were not being brought during the COVID-19 lockdown. In our population there is no evidence of a disproportionate impact on children belonging to vulnerable sociodemographic groups and no obvious change in illness acuity among those children still attending. However we noted a marked reduction in infectious disease presentations which might reflect one positive impact of enhanced social distancing on child health. More granular data describing the collateral damage of the COVID-19 pandemic to childrens clinical services are needed to plan for the mitigation of its continuing effects.
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