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Healthcare utilisation among children in contact with social services in England: an interrupted time series using ECHILD

2026-01-11 public and global health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundChildren in contact with childrens social care (CSC) services have high levels of hospital utilisation, but patterns before and after referral remain insufficiently understood. ObjectiveTo evaluate healthcare utilisation two years before and after CSC referral. Participants and settingRetrospective cohort using ECHILD linked health and social care data, including children with a first CSC referral between 2009 and 2018 in England. MethodsWe compared monthly planned and unplanned hos...

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