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September 5, 2025PEDIATRICS

Barriers to Accessing Pediatric Health Care: A Focus on Health Equity in the UK

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LBLouise BrennanLBLiz BrewsterJLJudith Lunn

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Overview

Thematic analysis identifies economic barriers and system accessibility in pediatric health care, indicating urgent reforms.

Key Points

  • Economic barriers are significant obstacles to accessing pediatric health care in the UK, impacting children's health.
  • The analysis involved 217 staff from 9 pediatric health care providers, revealing two main themes of barriers.
  • Thematic analysis was used to gather insights from health care providers about existing access issues and potential solutions.
  • To achieve health equity, national policy reforms are necessary to address systemic barriers and avoid worsening inequities.

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Brennan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb46c96d6d5674bccff048https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2025-070739e
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