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Children in Mind
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Pp 106; £20. London: Audit Commission, 1999. ISBM 186240-8.
The Audit Commission, established in 1983, reports on a 2 year study of the specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) as provided by local authorities and NHS trusts. Local information has been processed centrally to generate facts and figures and comparative data.
The 13 000 bodies providing CAMHS spend £100 billion (sic) of public money annually in England and Wales. The Commission's team of seven have met with external advisers with a view to shaping of the audit, its comments, and guidance. The aim is to achieve economy with efficiency and effectiveness. The …