Child ICU care: exploring how background affects outcomes
This study looks at how a child's social and economic background may affect their care and recovery in intensive care. By sharing experiences, parents and healthcare workers can help improve care for all children.
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Who can take part
- Parents/Carers
- Parent or carer of a child admitted to paediatric intensive care at one of the participating sites: Great Ormond Street Hospital, Birmingham Children's Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, or Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
- Aged 18 years or over.
- Able to provide informed consent.
- Approached no earlier than 48 hours after the child's admission to PICU.
- Where the child has died, parents/carers will be approached between 6 and 12 weeks following the death.
See the full eligibility criteria below for the complete list.
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