Research published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) shows that between September 2014 to September 2015, shortages of nurses and doctors led almost a third of inpatient units (31 per cent) and more than two fifths of neonatal units (41 per cent) to periodically close services for new admissions across the UK.
Based on data from RCPCH's workforce census in 2015, its trainee recruitment processes and information collected by the Office of National Statistics, the report also found demand for children's healthcare is increasing.
The number of hospital admissions for children in England rose by a quarter (25 per cent) between 2013/14 and 2015/16, from 1.2 million to 1.5 million.
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