Children’s charity Starlight has warned that families of sick children will “face difficult situations as restrictions remain for them”.
It says that despite all restrictions being removed in England today (19 July), it states that the pandemic has “added a wealth of new challenges” for children and families waiting for hospital treatment.
“The pandemic has added a wealth of new challenges to children and their families, adding to the isolation that being a seriously ill child brings including closed wards, limited visiting times and medical professionals wearing PPE,” the charity said.
Research carried out by Starlight, based on recent NHS data, finds that hospital admissions to A&E departments for children and young people increased by 53 per cent in June compared with the same month last year.
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