Moving to a more integrated commissioning system that involves joint decision making about how resources are spent by a range of children and young people's agencies offers huge potential to improve outcomes, says Andrew Christie, chair of the ADCS health, care and additional needs policy committee.
Writing exclusively for CYP Now, Christie says: "During the Spending Round last week, the government introduced a new single £3.8bn pooled budget for adult health and social care to ensure the right care for people when and where they need it.
"A more integrated approach to commissioning of services holds just as much potential benefit for children as adults [and] we hope that pooled budgets become a reality for children in the future."
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