The warning from child health experts comes in response to a report by the House of Common’s health and social care committee, Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic, which has exposed the “catastrophic impact” of long delays on patients.
The report by MPs also notes a backlog in public health messages, “where children have missed out on universal programmes largely delivered at school”.
NHS Digital data for England has shown that the number of children, aged 17 and under, being admitted into hospital between April to October last year increased by 69 per cent compared with pre-pandemic figures seen in 2019.
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