King, EmmaDick, SmitaHoddinott, PatMalcolm, CariFrance, EmmaKyle, Richard GAucott, LornaWilson, PhilipTurner, Steve2023-09-262023-09-262023-09-25King, E, Dick, S, Hoddinott, P, Malcolm, C, France, E, Kyle, R G, Aucott, L, Wilson, P & Turner, S 2023, 'Regional variations in short stay urgent paediatric hospital admissions : a sequential mixed-methods approach exploring differences through data linkage and qualitative interviews ', BMJ Open, vol. 13, no. 9, e072734. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-0727342044-6055ORCID: /0000-0002-4123-8248/work/143413154ORCID: /0000-0001-6277-7972/work/143414148https://hdl.handle.net/2164/21750Acknowledgments We are grateful to Nobel Yuen and Michelle Chan for their help in calculating distance to hospital and to all the parents and NHS staff who participated Funding This work was supported by Chief Scientific Officer grant number HIPS 18-0911562091engR MedicineChief Scientist Office (CSO)HIPS 18-09Supplementary DataRJournal article10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072734139