TY - JOUR T1 - Increased admissions to paediatric wards with a primary mental health diagnosis: results of a survey of a network of eating disorder paediatricians in England JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2021-322700 SP - archdischild-2021-322700 AU - Lee D Hudson AU - Simon Chapman AU - Karen Nicola Street AU - Dasha Nicholls AU - Damian Roland AU - Bernadka Dubicka AU - Faith Gibson AU - Gabrielle Mathews AU - Russell M Viner Y1 - 2021/09/14 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2021/09/14/archdischild-2021-322700.abstract N2 - A 2019 survey reported that 6% of the general paediatric inpatient beds in the UK were occupied by children and young people (CYP) with a primary mental health disorder.1 Data suggest a significant impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of CYP,2 3 with anecdotal reports of increased CYP with mental health problems in acute paediatric care, although the impact on inpatient care has not been studied. We surveyed a network of paediatricians with an interest in eating disorders about their experiences of inpatient admissions for mental health reasons in the first quarter of 2021.This is an anonymous online survey, circulated in April 2021, to an established network of 62 paediatricians from 62 paediatric units in England. We asked for estimates of numbers, proportions and clinical care required for patients admitted with primary … ER -