In the United Kingdom there has been a long term pattern of increases in children’s emergency admissions and a substantial increase in short stay unplanned admissions. The emergency admission rate (EAR) per thousand population for breathing difficulty, feverish illness and diarrhoea varies substantially between children living in different Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). | Relationships between deprivation and duration of children’s emergency admissions for breathing difficulty, feverish illness and diarrhoea in North West England: An analysis of hospital episode statistics
