A report by the all-party parliamentary group on Sure Start is calling for midwifery, health visiting and Sure Start budgets to be pooled. The move would ensure a greater focus on early intervention to highlight health and developmental problems swiftly and avoid duplication of services, say the MPs.
The report, called Best Practice for a Sure Start: The Way Forward for Children’s Centres, is the result of a year-long inquiry by the group.
It argues that separate funding streams also create a silo mentality and poor co-ordination of support. As well as pooling funds, the MPs want to see midwifery, health visiting and children’s centre services working in the same building to further strengthen their links.
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