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Policy of free GP care for children under 6 years: The impact on emergency department attendance

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  • McDonnell, Thérèse
  • Nicholson, Emma
  • Barrett, Michael
  • Bury, Gerard
  • Collins, Claire
  • Cummins, Fergal
  • Deasy, Conor
  • Denny, Kevin
  • De Brún, Aoife
  • Hensey, Conor
  • McAuliffe, Eilish

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Universal health coverage (UHC) aims to improve child health. Ireland, the only country in the European Union without universal access to primary care, introduced general practitioner (GP) care at no charge for children aged under six in 2015. This paper aims to evaluate the impact of this policy on attendance at the emergency department (ED).

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  • McDonnell, Thérèse & Nicholson, Emma & Barrett, Michael & Bury, Gerard & Collins, Claire & Cummins, Fergal & Deasy, Conor & Denny, Kevin & De Brún, Aoife & Hensey, Conor & McAuliffe, Eilish, 2021. "Policy of free GP care for children under 6 years: The impact on emergency department attendance," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 279(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:279:y:2021:i:c:s0277953621003208
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113988
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