The study, which was funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, will inform revisions to the 2002 guidance Promoting the Health of Looked After Children, as promised in the Care Matters white paper.
Compiled by the Thomas Coram Research Unit and the National Children's Bureau (NCB), the report highlights differences in the way the guidelines are implemented throughout Britain.
It states: "Because much of the 2002 guidance is open to interpretation, and because it is not statutory on health, it is implemented in different ways and this has resulted in variable practice and provision across the country."
By interviewing professionals in strategic health authorities, primary care trusts (PCTs) and local councils, the report found there were not enough looked-after children's doctors and nurses. It said information sharing and the quality of health assessments was an area of concern.
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