Abstract
AIMS:
To inform appropriate resourcing of centres providing diagnostic services for children with possible ASD.
To determine the average professional time taken to assess a child for possible ASD in NHS run CDCs and tertiary centres across the UK, and the resulting financial cost to the NHS?
Primary Outcome:
What is the average professional time taken to assess a child for possible ASD,
and what is the resulting financial cost to the NHS?
METHOD: Each centre collect data on 20 “consecutive” children referred for ASD / social communication assessment
Research Ethics and Patient Consent Obtained
Retrospective from case notes (aim all centres) vs Prospective (5 centres,
feasibility, data not included)
For each child complete proforma:
➢Which professionals involved at each stage and for how long
➢Additional time spent gathering information eg school observation
➢Includes clinical admin and travel, and admin staff input
➢Diagnostic outcomes, investigation, referrals eg for support
To inform appropriate resourcing of centres providing diagnostic services for children with possible ASD.
To determine the average professional time taken to assess a child for possible ASD in NHS run CDCs and tertiary centres across the UK, and the resulting financial cost to the NHS?
Primary Outcome:
What is the average professional time taken to assess a child for possible ASD,
and what is the resulting financial cost to the NHS?
METHOD: Each centre collect data on 20 “consecutive” children referred for ASD / social communication assessment
Research Ethics and Patient Consent Obtained
Retrospective from case notes (aim all centres) vs Prospective (5 centres,
feasibility, data not included)
For each child complete proforma:
➢Which professionals involved at each stage and for how long
➢Additional time spent gathering information eg school observation
➢Includes clinical admin and travel, and admin staff input
➢Diagnostic outcomes, investigation, referrals eg for support
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2019 |
| Event | The European Academy of Childhood Disability conference - Paris, France, Paris, France Duration: 23 May 2019 → 25 May 2019 https://isprm.org/prm_events/31st-annual-meeting-of-the-european-academy-of-childhood-disability/#:~:text=After%20Stockholm%2C%20Amsterdam%20and%20Tbilisi%2C%20we%20are%20delighted,from%20May%2023rd%20to%2025%20th%20May%202019. |
Conference
| Conference | The European Academy of Childhood Disability conference |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | France |
| City | Paris |
| Period | 23/05/19 → 25/05/19 |
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Keywords
- health care organization
- Child health
- Cost Analysis
- health care systems