Improving child health services in the UK: insights from Europe and their implications for the NHS reforms

The coalition government’s Health and Social Care Bill is unlikely to deliver the improvements in children’s health services that are urgently needed. Useful lessons can be learnt from how other European countries deliver healthcare for children, say Ingrid Wolfe and colleagues

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Published in:BMJ 2011-03, Vol.342 (mar08 1), p.d1277-d1277
Main Authors: Wolfe, Ingrid, Cass, Hilary, Thompson, Matthew J, Craft, Alan, Peile, Ed, Wiegersma, Pieter A, Janson, Staffan, Chambers, T L, McKee, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Ambulatory care
Asthma
Child
Child Health Services - organization & administration
Child Health Services - standards
Child Mortality
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Childrens health
Chronic illnesses
Diabetes
Emergency medical care
Europe
Health care policy
Health Care Reform
Health services
Humans
Infant
Mortality
Needs Assessment
Pneumonia
Primary care
Quality
Quality of Health Care
State Medicine - organization & administration
State Medicine - standards
Trends
United Kingdom
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Summary:The coalition government’s Health and Social Care Bill is unlikely to deliver the improvements in children’s health services that are urgently needed. Useful lessons can be learnt from how other European countries deliver healthcare for children, say Ingrid Wolfe and colleagues
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.d1277