Audit of High Dependency Care for Children and Young People in ...

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In assessing the need for HDC, it is important to understand the demographic breakdown of the
audit cohort. Chart 3 shows the split between boys (55%) and girls (45%); it also demonstrates
that the largest individual age group of children who require HDC are under a year of age (1170,
24%).
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Table 2 shows the distribution of age-ranges for children captured in the audit.
Age Range Number of children Percentage
Admissions per
1000
< 1 year 1,170 24% 20
1 – 4 years 1,278 27% 6
5 – 12 years 1,514 31% 3
13 – 15 years 700 15% 4
>15 years 142 3%