Health trust to contract out children's services

By Simon Vevers, Nursery World, 15 February 2007

A west London primary care trust's record deficit means it is unlikely to remain the lead agency in four children's centres. Hillingdon PCT, whose £54m debt is the highest in the country, is poised to contract out key services as part of a drastic cost-saving exercise. Councillor David Simmonds, cabinet member for education and children's services, said, 'We anticipate that they are not going to be able to remain the lead agency and that responsibility will have to go elsewhere.'

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