Troubling rise in emergency department attendance of babies and young children in England: Time to focus on prevention and support

Blair, Mitch, Fanner, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4167-7582, Mayes, Georgina, Bedford, Helen and Morton, Alison (2025) Troubling rise in emergency department attendance of babies and young children in England: Time to focus on prevention and support. Journal of Family and Child Health, 2 (8). pp. 340-343. doi:10.12968/jfch.2025.2.8.340

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Abstract

England has seen an over 40% increase in emergency department attendance by 0–4-year-olds over the last decade. A substantial number of these could have been prevented, however, over the last few years the health visiting workforce has itself dropped by around 40%, Blair et al explain

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education, Health and Sciences
Depositing User:	Charlotte Crutchlow
Date Deposited:	05 Nov 2026 11:45
Last Modified:	05 Nov 2026 11:45
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/16633

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