Trends in healthcare use in children aged less than 15 years: a population-based cohort study in England from 2007 to 2017

Abstract

Over the past decade since National Health Service primary care reforms, GP consultation rates have fallen for all children, except for infants. Children's use of hospital urgent and outpatient care has risen in all ages, especially infants. These changes signify the need for better access and provision of specialist and community-based support for families with young children.