Occupying 'in-hospitable' spaces

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Accessing health care can be challenging for children and their families, especially during acute illness episodes. Professor Karen McBride-Henry will discuss her research exploring the experience of parents with children under two years of age who have been repeatedly admitted to hospital with acute respiratory infections. Parents describe hospitals as ‘in-hospitable’ and share the broader social impacts of repeated hospitalisations on their families.  

Through her lecture, Professor McBride-Henry will reflect on the policy and healthcare implications of her research into families managing recurring respiratory illness with repeated hospitalisation for their young children.