Our systems need to change: UK child health outcomes are poor.1 There is a clear divide between community-based general practitioners and hospital-based paediatric services. Similar issues arise across many developed nations with the development of two distinct systems: acute hospital paediatric services and separate primary care paediatricians, with links often fragmented. There is evidence that this delivers neither seamless nor equitable care.1 Integrating care around population needs is the direction of travel. Definitions of integrated care vary, but the National Health Service (NHS) England defines it as 'giving people the support they need' and 'removing traditional divisions'. The recent UK restructure into integrated care systems intends to facilitate improved collaboration and equity of health and care across geographies. Within child health, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health's (RCPCH) 2040 project describing future models of care has the 'development of integrated care for children and young people at scale across the UK' as a key goal.
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