The survey asked directors of children's services whether the NHS'sfinancial problems were adversely affecting their ability to deliverjoint services.
Nearly three-quarters said it was affecting joint services.
The health service's cash crisis is also hitting directors' ability tocommission joint services. Sixty-five per cent said their ability tocommission was being affected, although 32 per cent said this wasn't thecase.
One director said the NHS's financial troubles were directly hittinglocal services. "We have already experienced withdrawal of funding forposts linked to the children and young people's plan," said thedirector.
Another highlighted problems with mental health services: "We can't gethold of the child and adolescent mental health service for love normoney. It's not being effectively managed because the financialconstraints give primary care trusts less room to manoeuvre."
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