A National Children's Bureau (NCB) and the NHS Confederation survey of child health professionals and representatives of children using services found that two thirds believe acute care is still prioritised over early intervention services designed to prevent health problems developing.
As a result of changes introduced through the Health and Social Care Act, which came into effect on 1 April 2013, groups of GP practices and other professionals now have control of budgets to buy care on behalf of their local communities.
However, three quarters of respondents said that advice and guidance designed to help local agencies, such as health services, local authorities, schools and police and crime commissioners, to work together was either “sometimes” or “never” adequate.
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