National Survey of United Kingdom Paediatric Allergy Services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Comprehensive national assessments of paediatric allergy services are rarely undertaken, and have never been undertaken in the United Kingdom. A 2006 survey estimated national capacity at 30,000 adult or paediatric new allergy appointments per year and identified 58 hospital clinics offering a paediatric allergy service.

Objective

The UK Paediatric Allergy Services Survey was the first comprehensive assessment of UK paediatric allergy service provision.

Methods

All 450 UK hospitals responded to a survey. Paediatric allergy services are provided in 154 lead hospitals with 75 further linked hospitals. All 154 lead paediatric allergy services completed a detailed questionnaire between February 2019 and May 2020.

Results

The 154 paediatric allergy servic

SUBMITTER: Wells R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9804618 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature