A report has been released by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and Child Poverty Action Group following a survey with Paediatricians on the impacts of poverty on children’s health.
Key findings:
- 96% said poor housing conditions (such as overcrowding or damp) are affecting the health of the children they treat
- among those working with hospital inpatients, 73% had struggled to discharge a child from hospital due to poverty-related reasons in the past six months
- 95% said poverty is preventing children from attending medical appointments, sometimes resulting in the need for emergency care
- 99% say poverty is contributing to ill-health among the children they treat
You can read the report here.
We would like to remind you of some of our resources available to support you and your patients:
- Resources relating to damp and mould, including an LTV specific toolkit (OHID also have a pan-disability toolkit for London which could be used for non-LTV patients).
- Our charity eBook contains information on charities that can help families of children and young people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, with hospital related costs, included help with costs to travel to hospital (pages 22-23).
- Patient’s families can use our Benefits Calculator to check whether they’re in receipt of all the benefits they’re currently eligible for
- Refer patients to their Local Energy Advice Partnership for free money and energy saving advice.
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