The powers that be have told Dr Sheila Shribman to be realistic aboutwhat she can achieve in her new role, she says with a slight smile.
As national children's health lead, her chief task will be to implementthe National Service Framework for Children, Young People and MaternityServices, which was launched in September 2004 to transform the deliveryof children's healthcare within 10 years. It is early days, both forShribman, barely in the post for six weeks, and for the framework. Butshe is undeterred.
"I want to see the implementation of those standards," she states. "Iwant children's health and healthcare to improve and I want a moreeffective culture of people working with children and families. Itsounds obvious but achieving that in practice is something that has tobe striven for."
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