Increased admissions to paediatric wards with a primary mental health diagnosis: results of a survey of a network of eating disorder paediatricians in England

Restrictive eating disorders in children and young people: the role of the paediatrician and paediatric ward

“…It will not have escaped any paediatrician that the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a marked rise in presentations of children and young people with restrictive eating disorders. The surge has spilled onto paediatric wards, with young people in distress often admitted for weeks at a time awaiting more specialist care 1. In some centres in the UK, however, admission rates have been lower through closer collaboration between paediatricians and eating disorder teams who offer a different, more pre-emptive approach to the medical management of affected young people and their families.…”

1266 The double impact of the pandemic on BAME young people’s mental and emotional wellbeing: the effects of racial inequality and COVID-19

“…1 From a recent survey of paediatricians across the UK, 89% report an increase in admissions of CYP with primary mental health diagnoses to acute paediatric units. 2 This was a comparison of the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2020. 2 Many of the anonymous responses felt that the access to inpatient mental health services and support was poor.…”

“…Flora McErlane,2 Emma Lim,3 Louise Dauncey 1. James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough TS43BW; 2 Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP; 3 NENC Child health and well-being network 10.1136/archdischild-2022-rcpch.842…”

1253 2021: year of the ‘CAMHS admission’?: A review of all mental health presentations and admissions to a children’s hospital

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units. 2 This was a comparison of the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2020. 2 Many of the anonymous responses felt that the access to inpatient mental health services and support was poor.

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“…2 This was a comparison of the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2020. 2 Many of the anonymous responses felt that the access to inpatient mental health services and support was poor. 2 They also reported a lack of skills and training in regards to mental health presentations, 2 however CYP have always been admitted to acute paediatric units, for example 6% of acute beds across the UK in 2019 (pre-pandemic) were occupied by CYP with a mental health disorder.…”