As the dust settles following the publication last week of Lord Laming's review of child protection services, his exasperated words "now just do it" ring out.
While giving credit to the legislation and guidance instigated by the government's Every Child Matters and Working Together to Safeguard Children frameworks, Laming criticised the lack of "robust and consistent" implementation of these policies.
From the Cabinet and senior management to inspection and frontline intervention, the report highlights the need to "make good practice standard practice".
Central to the report is the crisis in recruitment and retention of social workers, a symptom of the low morale in the profession.
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