This large, cross-sectional Australian study has shown that
both parents and staff (nurses, doctors and allied health)
experiences of FCC in the setting of tertiary paediatric
hospital inpatient care were positive and that practice
appeared to reflect the FCC policies in place. The finding
that parents had more positive perceptions of their FCC
experience than the staff perceptions of providing FCC
warrants investigation. Further exploration is also
recommended to understand reasons for the low rating by
both groups in the area of support or emotional care of the
family.