Journal article
What is the timeliness and extent of health service use of Victorian (Australia) children in the year after entry to out-of-home care? Protocol for a retrospective cohort study using linked administrative data
K McLean, H Hiscock, D Scott, S Goldfeld
BMJ Paediatrics Open | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2019
Abstract
Introduction Children entering out-of-home care have high rates of health needs across all domains of health. To identify these needs early and optimise long-term outcomes, routine health assessment on entry to care is recommended by child health experts and included in policy in many jurisdictions. If effective, this ought to lead to high rates of health service use as needs are addressed. Victoria (Australia) has no state-wide approach to deliver routine health assessments and no data to describe the timing and use of health service visits for children in out-of-home care. This retrospective cohort data linkage study aims to describe the extent and timeliness of health service use by Victo..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research is supported by a Learning System Grant from the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, the Child Health and Wellbeing Unit, Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. KM is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship PhD scholarship and Murdoch Children's Research Institute scholarship. SG is supported by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Career Development Fellowship 1082922. HH is supported by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Career Development Fellowship 1136222.