Identifying and prioritising future interventions with stakeholders to improve paediatric urgent care pathways in Scotland, UK: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify and prioritise interventions, from the perspectives of parents and health professionals, which may be alternatives to current unscheduled paediatric urgent care pathways.

Design

FLAMINGO (FLow of AdMissions in chIldren and youNG peOple) is a sequential mixed-methods study, with public and patient involvement (PPI) throughout. Data linkage for urgent admissions and three referral sources: emergency department, out of hours service and general practice, was followed by qualitative interviews with parents and professionals. Findings were presented and discussed at a stakeholder intervention prioritisation event.

Setting

National Health Service in Scotland, UK.

Participants

Quantitative data: children with urgent medical admission to hospital

SUBMITTER: King E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10582902 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature