Preventive primary care for young children and families

Universal coverage and access to preventive primary care for children from birth is the cornerstone of strong health systems globally. This theme examines the impact of preventive primary care on child health from birth through the first 1000 days of life.

Key research areas

Impact of preventive primary care on vaccine preventable disease in childhood
Uptake of routine vaccines
Effects of primary care health policy on children's access to healthcare
Impact of preventive primary care on children's use of urgent care and ambulatory care sensitive hospitalisation
Early years pathways to persistent asthma in late childhood and adolescence

Impact

Research

Children at risk from falling UK vaccination rates, warn doctors

Research

Number of children attending A&E and urgent appointments risen over last decade

Research

Children's vaccinations and development checks prevent hospital admissions

Research

Common chest infection puts babies at risk of hospitalisation in preschool years

Research

Should the UK make childhood vaccinations mandatory?

Funding and collaborators

Our research in this theme is funded by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) NW London ARC, NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, NIHR School for Public Health Research (Harnessing Data for Children and Young People’s Health Programme WS2) and the Nuffield Trust.