title: A children's champion with all to play for.
abstract: Professor Al Aynsley-Green's appointment as England's first children's commissioner takes health and social services into uncharted territory. Do events in the other countries of the UK, which already have commissioners, hold any clues on the likely impact of the appointment in England? Trevor Philpott assesses the likely direction of travel.
authors.forename: Trevor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Philpott
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D017150:Public Sector; D006113:United Kingdom