Is it feasible to pool funds for local children's services in England? Evidence from the national evaluation of children's trust pathfinders.

Objectives: To describe how funds were pooled or otherwise jointly managed by National Health Service (NHS) primary care trusts and local authorities in England. To compare expenditure on local children's services by health, education and social services.

Methods: We conducted a questionnaire survey of all 35 children's trust pathfinders, six months after they were launched, with a follow-up at 2.