The cost of delay: Tackling late referrals, public sector overburden and workplace violence in tropical paediatric hospitals.

Authors

Shahid Akhtar Siddiqui, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Anubha Shrivastava, Manisha Maurya

Published in

Tropical doctor. Pages 494755261489896. Sep 19, 2026. Epub Sep 19, 2026.

Abstract

Late clinical referrals in low-resource setting paediatrics lead to high childhood mortality and cause disabilities. This issue becomes even worse in settings where the public health system is overloaded owing to the lack of staff and proper resources. Where an inability to deliver timely healthcare results, the frustration of parents often leads to aggression towards healthcare professionals working on the frontlines. This report analyses the connection between late presentations, systemic issues with resources and insecurity of healthcare workers.

PMID:
42762192
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 20 Sep 2026.

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