in February by Lancashire County Council (News, 27 July) will not be taken over by their local primary care trusts.
The council was hoping the five local PCTs would take over the nursery officers' current employment at child development centres across the county, but four have so far declined. The nursery officers provide care, therapy and diagnosis for under-fives with special needs within a multi-disciplinary team.
A spokesperson for Preston PCT, which employs staff with the multi-disciplinary team at one of the centres, The Willows, said, 'We will not be taking over the funding of the nursery nurses employed by Lancashire County Council, as this was not included in our Local Delivery Plan last December due to the council not notifying us of their plans.'
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