Equal access to hospital care for children with learning disabilities and their families: a mixed-methods study

Oulton, Kate; Wray, Jo; Kenten, Charlotte; Russell, Jessica; Carr, Lucinda; Hassiotis, Angela; Jewitt, Carey; Kelly, Paula; Kerry, Sam; Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene; Whiting, Mark; Gibson, Faith

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There is considerable uncertainty and variation between hospitals in terms of the policies, systems and practices for children with learning disabilities.

Kate Oulton , Jo Wray , Charlotte Kenten , Jessica Russell , Lucinda Carr , Angela Hassiotis , Carey Jewitt , Paula Kelly , Sam Kerry, Irene Tuffrey-Wijne , Mark Whiting & Faith Gibson .

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Kate Oulton ^1,^*, Jo Wray ¹, Charlotte Kenten ¹, Jessica Russell ¹, Lucinda Carr ², Angela Hassiotis ³, Carey Jewitt ⁴, Paula Kelly ¹, Sam Kerry ¹, Irene Tuffrey-Wijne ⁵, Mark Whiting ⁶, Faith Gibson ^1,⁷

¹ Centre for Outcomes and Experience Research in Children’s Health, Illness and Disability, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
² Brain Directorate, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
³ Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
⁴ UCL Knowledge Lab, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK
⁵ Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Centre for Health and Social Care Research, Kingston University and St George’s, University of London, London, UK
⁶ School of Health and Social Work, Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
⁷ School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
^* Corresponding author Email: kate.oulton@gosh.nhs.uk

Declared competing interests of authors: Angela Hassiotis is a member of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment Commissioning committee (2018 to present). Kate Oulton is a seconded to the NIHR 70@70 Nurse Research Leader programme.

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