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What are children's trusts? Early findings from a national survey

M O Bachmann1, R Reading, C Husbands

  • 1School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. m.bachmann@uea.ac.uk

Child: Care, Health and Development
|January 31, 2006
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Children

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Services Management
  • Child Welfare Policy

Background:

  • Legislation in England and Wales mandates integrated health, education, and social services for children and young people.
  • The UK government initiated 35 experimental children's trusts (pathfinders) to facilitate this integration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the initial strategies and progress of 35 children's trusts in their first year.
  • To understand the approaches taken towards integrating services for children and young people.

Main Methods:

  • Managers from all 35 children's trusts completed a questionnaire.
  • Children's trust documentation was analyzed.
  • Demographic and performance data were compared between trust areas and the rest of England.

Main Results:

  • Children's trusts aimed for improved service integration across health, education, and social sectors.
  • Varied approaches were observed, including budget pooling, joint procurement, and informal coordination.
  • Key service development priorities included support for disabled children, early intervention, and mental health.

Conclusions:

  • Diverse strategies were employed by children's trusts, influenced by local factors and evolving government policy.
  • Trusts focused on either organizational development and joint commissioning or enhancing frontline professional collaboration.
  • Findings offer valuable insights for future children's service integration initiatives.
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