Candace Imison, deputy director of policy at The King's Fund, told CYP Now the way health visitors and speech therapists work needs reviewing because they deal predominantly with children. The call follows the publication of her report, Shaping PCT Provider Services: The Future for Community Health, last week.
"One clear question for PCTs is whether they want to keep all staff together or whether they would consider supporting staff going into more children-focused services, given the emergence of children's centres and children's trusts," she said.
She added that the next two years was the time for PCTs to formulate strategic plans for community health services before prospective spending cuts take effect.
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