Outputs (3)

Short stay hospital admissions for an acutely unwell child: A qualitative study of outcomes that matter to parents and professionals (2022)
Journal Article
Malcolm, C., King, E., France, E., Kyle, R. G., Kumar, S., Dick, S., …Hoddinott, P. (2022). Short stay hospital admissions for an acutely unwell child: A qualitative study of outcomes that matter to parents and professionals. PLOS ONE, 17(12), Article e

Background Numbers of urgent short stay admissions (SSAs) of children to UK hospitals are rising rapidly. This paper reports on experiences of SSAs from the perspective of parents accessing urgent care for their acutely unwell child and of health pr... Read More about Short stay hospital admissions for an acutely unwell child: A qualitative study of outcomes that matter to parents and professionals.

Insights from and limitations of data linkage studies: analysis of short-stay urgent admission referral source from routinely collected Scottish data (2022)
Journal Article
Dick, S., Kyle, R., Wilson, P., Aucott, L., France, E., King, E., …Turner, S. W. (2023). Insights from and limitations of data linkage studies: analysis of short-stay urgent admission referral source from routinely collected Scottish data. Archives of D

Introduction This study identified the referral source for urgent short-stay admissions (SSAs) and compared characteristics of children with SSA stratified by different referral sources. Methods Routinely acquired data from urgent admissions to Sc... Read More about Insights from and limitations of data linkage studies: analysis of short-stay urgent admission referral source from routinely collected Scottish data.

A realist evaluation of a home-based end of life care service for children and families: what works, for whom, how, in what circumstances and why? (2022)
Journal Article
Malcolm, C., & Knighting, K. (2022). A realist evaluation of a home-based end of life care service for children and families: what works, for whom, how, in what circumstances and why?. BMC Palliative Care, 21, Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-02

Background: Children’s palliative and end of life care is underpinned internationally by a commitment to provide care and support in the family’s preferred place, which may include home, hospital or hospice. Limited evidence on models of best practic... Read More about A realist evaluation of a home-based end of life care service for children and families: what works, for whom, how, in what circumstances and why?.