Trends in emergency hospital admissions of children: Observations from Scotland

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1024-1025

  Wood, Rachael ^a   Blair, Mitch ^b   Wilson, Philip ^c  

^a INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILDREN; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; STATISTICS;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 84888637832     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305019     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Gill PJ, Goldacre MJ, Mant D, et al. Increase in emergency admissions to hospital for children aged under 15 in England, 1999-2010: national database analysis. Arch Dis Child 2013;98:328-34.
2. Audit Scotland. Primary care out-of-hours services. Edinburgh: Audit Scotland, 2007.
3. http://www.nhs24.com/AboutUs/NHS24Board/AnnualReport (accessed Jul 2013).
4. NHS National Services Scotland Information Services Division. Emergency department activity and waiting times: publication date 28 May 2013. Edinburgh: NHS National Services Scotland Information Services Division, 2013. http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Publications/ (accessed Jul 2013).