Clinical Research Directory

Parents/Carers Inclusion Criteria: * Parent or carer of a child admitted to paediatric intensive care at one of the participating sites: Great Ormond Street Hospital, Birmingham Children's Hospital, St Mary's Hospital, or Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. * Aged 18 years or over. * Able to provide informed consent. * Approached no earlier than 48 hours after the child's admission to PICU. * Where the child has died, parents/carers will be approached between 6 and 12 weeks following the death. * Parents/carers who do not speak English may be included, with interviews conducted using a professional interpreter where required. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals unable to provide informed consent. * Families of children with ongoing safeguarding concerns at the time of potential recruitment. * Families who are actively involved in a formal complaint process against the hospital at the time of recruitment. * Parents/carers approached within 48 hours of PICU admission. * Bereaved parents/carers approached outside the 6-12 week bereavement window. Healthcare professionals Inclusion Criteria: * Healthcare professionals aged 18 years or over who either: * work in a paediatric intensive care unit, or * are involved in referring children to paediatric intensive care, at one of the four participating sites. * Able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: \- Individuals unable to provide informed consent.