[Towards the full development of paediatric transport in Spain].

Paediatric transport (PT) brings human and material resources to the locations where they are needed, and additionally, brings the ill child to where these resources are, which is particularly important when intensive care or emergency surgery are required. For this reason, PT is a key link in the chain of survival of the severely ill child and in providing continuity of care. Paediatric transport must be viewed as a complex healthcare process and its development is linked to specific domestic policies and health care models, therefore the approaches of other countries cannot be implemented in their entirety in Spain. Ensuring quality and efficiency in PT requires optimum organisation: defining objectives (both general and operational), transport team, equipment, transport protocol, coordination, and evaluation. And to implement it properly requires political willingness and availability of resources. General objectives must include equity, healthcare quality, efficiency and patient and provider satisfaction, while