Why charging patients in the UK for going to hospital is wrong and bad for child health

• Jonathan Broad,
• Sarah Boutros,
• Bryony Hopkinshaw,
• Alison Steele,
• Catarina Alves Soares,
• Olivia Lam

Affiliations

Jonathan Broad

Medact, London, UK

Sarah Boutros

Institute of child health, University College London Institute of Child Health, London, UK

Bryony Hopkinshaw

Medact, London, UK

Alison Steele

Paediatrics, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Catarina Alves Soares

Working group on Migrant Healthcare, reporting to Child Protection Standing Committee, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London, UK

Olivia Lam

Health Policy Lead, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London, UK