Paediatric attendances of the emergency department in a major Irish tertiary referral centre before and after expansion of free GP care to children under 6: a retrospective observational study.
Irina KorotchikovaSukainah Al KhalafEwa SheridanRory O'BrienColin P BradleyConor DeasyPublished in: BMJ paediatrics open (2021)
The expansion of free GP care has upstream health service utilisation implications, such as increased attendances at ED, and should be considered and costed by policy-makers.