The results of the 2010 general election today have failed to deliver one party with the 326-seat majority it needed to win outright, leaving a question mark over the future stability of the children's health sector.
The Sick Children's Trust chief executive Claudette Watson said: "In the result of a hung parliament, the main political parties may delay making any productive decisions regarding the NHS. This can have both a positive or negative effect.
"There may not be a delay in decision-making, but the negative could be that there are clear differences between the parties that could make it difficult for them to agree on future need. Anything that affects the NHS could have repercussions for the service we provide, thus affecting the families and having an impact on the health of their child."
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