Poverty proofing healthcare: A qualitative study of barriers to accessing healthcare for low-income families with children in northern England

• Elaine Bidmead ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Elaine Bidmead, Louise Hayes

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: elaine.bidmead@cumbria.ac.uk

  Affiliations Institute of Health, University of Cumbria, Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC), North East and North Cumbria, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0166-4506

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• Louise Hayes ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Elaine Bidmead, Louise Hayes

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Population Health Sciences Institute, RSS Specialist Centre for Public Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

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• Laura Mazzoli-Smith,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Education, Durham University, Durham, County Durham, United Kingdom

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• Josephine Wildman,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration

  Current address: ScotCen Social Research, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  Affiliations National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC), North East and North Cumbria, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

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• Judith Rankin,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC), North East and North Cumbria, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

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• Emma Leggott,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Children North East, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

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• Liz Todd,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology

  Affiliation School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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• Luke Bramhall

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology

  Current address: Newcastle Carers, Newcastle, United Kingdom

  Affiliation Children North East, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

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