A study of the organisation, outcomes and costs of such training carried out by the University of Bristol and Durham University concluded that there was also a lack of participants from the housing sector and libraries.
The report highlighted previous research and policy guidance that had consistently advocated that "if professionals concerned with safeguarding children are to work together more effectively, they should learn together".
But it added that - in addition to the absence of key professionals - inter-agency training was "vulnerable to cuts in partner agencies' financial contributions".
The report said the low numbers of doctors, in particular, involved in inter-agency training was "alarming" in light of the Care Quality Commission review of health services' involvement in the Baby P case.
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