Child Health
The care of children at all stages of their development is a key element of health policy. The recent Darzi Next Stage Review and policy documents such as Maternity Matters have highlighted the need for integrated care that crosses organisational boundaries. These have been strengthened with the publication of the new joint strategy for children’s and young people’s health Healthy lives, brighter futures from the Department of Health and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Healthcare organisations will need to ensure that they have the right flexible, affordable workforce to meet the needs of the future provision of childcare. In addition there will need to be demonstrable links across all the different agencies involved in child development to avoid individual organisations working in silos.
Joint Statement by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Department of Health and Skills for Health.
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Delivering Safe Services - Consultant Delivered Care
The Children, Young People and Families' NHS Network (CYPFN) within Greater Manchester has been developing resident consultant models to meet both the EWTD junior doctor 2009 48 hour requirement and the Making it Better initiative, which involves the reconfiguration of services for women, children, young people and babies in Greater Manchester. The Delivering Safe Services, Consultant Delivered Care for Maternity, Paediatric and Neonatal Services paper provides various models for consultant resident delivered services within the 3 specialties.
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Sectors 
The Department of Health, has commissioned a work programme to assist in developing medical workforce strategies in the key specialities of Paediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology. The aim of the project is to develop resources to help organisations planning their workforce to deliver safe sustainable care in child health. 
