Healthy Child Programme Schedule of Interventions Guide
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Inequalities and disparities
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Review the infant’s health and wellbeing and their physical, emotional and social development with the parents or carers.
Where there are concerns about infant development, including complex needs and disability, complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths.
Based on need, provide information about local universal services and community groups. This might include family hubs or children’s centres, where parents and carers can seek additional support such as baby sensory, baby massage and parent and baby groups.
Where infants and their parents and carers have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist services, follow local pathways to complete appropriate and timely referral.
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 4: supporting healthy weight and nutrition
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Early years high impact area 6: Ready to learn and narrowing the word gap
NHS.UK Your baby's health and development reviews
NICE Social and emotional wellbeing: early years
Early years high impact area 6: Ready to learn and narrowing the word gap
No child left behind: a public health informed approach to improving outcomes for vulnerable children
GOV.UK Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
DHSC The best start for life: a vision for the 1,001 critical days
NHS.UK Your baby's health and development reviews
Healthy beginnings: applying all our health
GOV.UK Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
E-Learning for Healthcare: Early developmental support programme
Provide parents and carers with evidence-based information about attachment, managing behaviour and encouraging good sleeping habits. Raise awareness about the type of developmental issues that they may now encounter such as clinginess or anxiety from children about being separated from one particular parent or carer.
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Social Mobility Commission Helping parents to parent
Health matters: giving every child the best start in life
DHSC The best start for life: a vision for the 1,001 critical days
NHS.UK Your baby's health and development reviews
NHS.UK Behaviour
Wellbeing and mental health: Applying All Our Health
Healthy beginnings: applying All Our Health
Solihull Approach Understanding your child
NHS.UK Every mind matters
ICON Parents Advice – Infants crying
UNICEF Building a happy baby: a guide for parents
Review the infant’s growth, healthy eating and activity.
Where there are parent, carer or professional concerns about an infant’s growth such as faltering or rapid growth, measure, record and plot growth. Complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths.
Based on need, provide information about local universal services, for example family hubs or children’s centres, where parents and carers can access community groups that support healthy weight, nutrition and physical activity.
Where infants, have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist intervention, follow local pathways and guidance to provide targeted intervention or complete appropriate and timely referral.
Early years high impact area 3: Supporting breastfeeding
Early years high impact area 4: Supporting healthy weight and nutrition
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
RCPCH UK – WHO growth charts – 0-4 years
NICE Maternal and child nutrition
NICE Obesity prevention
NHS.UK Your baby's health and development reviews
NHS.UK healthy diet advice
Chief Medical Officers' Physical activity guidelines: UK chief medical officers report
NHS.UK Start4Life Weaning
NHS.UK Start4Life Baby moves
NHS.UK Start4Life Activities and healthy eating for toddlers
Provide evidence-based information and guidance to improve health by raising awareness of dental health, healthy eating, and play and movement. Discuss injury and accident prevention including mobility, safety in cars and sun safety.
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Health matters: giving every child the best start in life
NHS.UK Your baby's health and development reviews
Improving oral health: an evidence- informed toolkit for local authorities
Child oral health: applying All Our Health
Health matters: child dental health
NHS.UK healthy diet advice
Chief Medical Officers' Physical activity guidelines: UK chief medical officers report
NHS.UK Start4Life Weaning
NHS.UK Start4Life Baby moves
NHS.UK Start4Life Activities and healthy eating for toddlers
ROSPA Keeping kids safe
Child Accident Prevention Trust
Office for Product Safety and Standards Button batteries campaign: how to stay safe
NHS.UK Sunscreen and sun safety
British Skin Foundation Sun safety advice for parents
Review the immunisation status of infants eligible to be vaccinated according to the national routine and selective neonatal immunisation programmes (hepatitis B and tuberculosis).
Where infants have not received recommended immunisations, refer to the guide for uncertain or incomplete vaccinations.
Where there are concerns, complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths.
Where parents or carers have declined recommended immunisations, provide evidence-based information and guidance. Support parents and carers to take decisions about their child’s health and wellbeing by developing a collaborative relationship with families, using a strengths- or asset-based approach to build on their strengths and attributes and address concerns.
Where infants, have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist intervention, follow local pathways and guidance to provide targeted intervention or complete appropriate and timely referral. This includes where infants have not received recommended immunisations or where parents or carers need additional input to support informed decision-making.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
UKHSA Complete routine immunisation schedule
UKHSA The impact of vaccines infographic
UKHSA Hepatitis B: the green book, chapter 18
UKHSA TB, BCG and your baby leaflet
NHS.UK BCG tuberculosis (TB) vaccine overview
UKHSA Hepatitis B: antenatal screening and selective neonatal immunisation pathway
UKHSA Infants born to hepatitis B infected mothers
UKHSA Guidance on immunisation against infectious disease
UKHSA Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status
NHS.UK Your baby's health and development reviews
Review whether newborn and infant screening tests have been completed and results recorded.
Where newborn and infant screening tests have not been carried out, follow local guidance.
Where parents or carers have declined all or part of newborn screening, provide evidence-based information and guidance. Support parents and carers to take decisions about their child’s health by developing a collaborative relationship with families, using a strengths- or asset-based approach to build on their strengths and attributes and address concerns.
Where there are concerns, complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths. Where infants, have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist services, follow local pathways to complete appropriate and timely referral.
Early years high impact area 1: supporting the transition to parenthood
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Care continuity between midwifery and health visiting services: principles for practice
Screening
Screening tests for you and your baby
Newborn and infant examination (NIPE) screening: programme overview
Newborn blood spot screening: programme overview
Newborn hearing screening: programme overview
Provide parents and carers evidence-based information and guidance about infant hearing and development, and support self-care and health literacy to enable them access services appropriately with any concerns about their infant’s hearing.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
RCPCH Personal child health record
NHS.UK Hearing tests for children
NHS.UK Your baby's health and development reviews
Where there are safeguarding concerns, follow statutory guidance and local safeguarding procedures.
DfE Working together to safeguard children
E-Learning for Healthcare Safeguarding children and young people programme
Safeguarding (Targeted)
Safeguarding (Specialist)
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor infant health and wellbeing. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from universal intervention.
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health early years
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health early years supplementary
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Review whether newborn and infant screening tests have been completed and results recorded.
Where newborn and infant screening tests have not been carried out, follow local guidance.
Where parents or carers have declined all or part of newborn screening, provide evidence-based information and guidance. Support parents and carers to take decisions about their child’s health by developing a collaborative relationship with families, using a strengths- or asset-based approach to build on their strengths and attributes and address concerns.
Where there are concerns, complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths. Where infants, have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist services, follow local pathways to complete appropriate and timely referral.
Early years high impact area 1: supporting the transition to parenthood
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Care continuity between midwifery and health visiting services: principles for practice
Screening (Targeted)
Screening tests for you and your baby
Newborn and infant examination (NIPE) screening: programme overview
Newborn blood spot screening: programme overview
Newborn hearing screening: programme overview
Provide parents and carers with evidence-based information and guidance about infant hearing and development, and support self-care and health literacy to enable them access services appropriately with any concerns about their infant’s hearing.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
NHS.UK Hearing tests for children
RCPCH Personal child health record
Where there are safeguarding concerns, follow statutory guidance and local safeguarding procedures.
DfE Working together to safeguard children
E-Learning for Healthcare Safeguarding children and young people programme
Safeguarding (Targeted)
Safeguarding (Specialist)
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor screening. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from targeted intervention
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health long-term conditions and complex needs
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Provide evidence-based information and guidance about routine and selective immunisation programmes. Develop a collaborative relationship with families which takes a strengths- or asset-based approach to build on their strengths and attributes to address concerns and help parents and carers take decisions.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
UKHSA Immunisation against infectious disease (Green Book)
UKHSA Routine childhood immunisation schedule
UKHSA Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status
UKHSA Immunisations: babies up to 13 months of age
NHS.UK 6 in 1 vaccine overview
NHS.UK Rotavirus vaccine overview
NHS.UK MenB vaccine overview
NHS.UK Pneumococcal vaccine overview
UKHSA TB, BCG and your baby leaflet
UKHSA Complete routine immunisation schedule
UKHSA The impact of vaccines infographic
Review the immunisation status of infants eligible to be vaccinated according to the national routine and selective neonatal immunisation programmes (hepatitis B and tuberculosis).
Where infants have not received recommended immunisations, refer to the guide for uncertain or incomplete vaccinations.
Where there are concerns, complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths.
Where parents or carers have declined recommended immunisations, provide evidence-based information and guidance. Support parents and carers to take decisions about their child’s health and wellbeing by developing a collaborative relationship with families, using a strengths- or asset-based approach to build on their strengths and attributes and address concerns.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
UKHSA Complete routine immunisation schedule
UKHSA The impact of vaccines infographic
UKHSA Hepatitis B: the green book, chapter 18
UKHSA TB, BCG and your baby leaflet
NHS.UK BCG tuberculosis (TB) vaccine overview
UKHSA Hepatitis B: antenatal screening and selective neonatal immunisation pathway
UKHSA Infants born to hepatitis B infected mothers
UKHSA Guidance on immunisation against infectious disease
UKHSA Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status
Where infants, have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist intervention, follow local pathways and guidance to provide targeted intervention or complete appropriate and timely referral. This includes where infants have not received recommended immunisations or where parents or carers need additional input to support informed decision-making.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
UKHSA Complete routine immunisation schedule
UKHSA The impact of vaccines infographic
UKHSA Hepatitis B: the green book, chapter 18
UKHSA TB, BCG and your baby leaflet
NHS.UK BCG tuberculosis (TB) vaccine overview
UKHSA Hepatitis B: antenatal screening and selective neonatal immunisation pathway
UKHSA Infants born to hepatitis B infected mothers
UKHSA Guidance on immunisation against infectious disease
UKHSA Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status
Provide evidence-based information and guidance about seasonal influenza vaccine for infants aged from 6 months onwards in at risk groups. Support parents and carers to take decisions about their child’s health and wellbeing by developing a collaborative relationship with families, using a strengths- or asset-based approach to build on their strengths and attributes and address concerns.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
UKHSA Annual flu programme
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor immunisations. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from universal intervention.
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal vaccines and immunisations
OHID Fingertips TB Strategy monitoring indicators
OHID Fingertips Health Protection indicators
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Working in partnership with other agencies, children, young people and families, and other stakeholders, assess, prioritise and develop a response to local population health needs
Population health needs assessment: a guide for 0 to 19 health visiting and school nursing services
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Community
Targeted
Infant mental health and wellbeing
Provide parents and carers with evidence-based information and guidance about the importance of early relationships including how to meet their baby’s emotional needs (emotional regulation and attunement), and the baby’s cues. Develop a collaborative relationship and use strengths- or asset-based approaches with families to build strengths and attributes to encourage a positive relationship when interacting with their infant.
Provide parent and carers with evidence-based information about factors that support infant wellbeing. These include communication between the parent and child (including speech, language and communication development), attachment, attunement and breastfeeding.
Early years high impact 2: supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Wellbeing and mental health: Applying All Our Health
Solihull Approach training can be accessed to improve workforce culture, skills and competencies
Healthy beginnings: applying All Our Health
DHSC The best start for life: a vision for the 1,001 critical days
UNICEF Building a happy baby: a guide for parents
Where there are concerns about early relationships and infant mental health and wellbeing complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths.
Consider the lived experience of the infant and the effect that parental mental health may be having.
Based on need, provide information about local universal services, for example family hubs or children’s centres, where parents and carers can seek additional support and advice on early relationships and infant mental health.
Where infants, have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist intervention, follow local pathways and guidance to provide targeted intervention or complete appropriate and timely referral.
Early years high impact 2: supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
No child left behind: a public health informed approach to improving outcomes for vulnerable children
Wave Trust A quick guide to conception to age 2 – the age of opportunity
Solihull Approach Understanding your child
DHSC The best start for life: a vision for the 1,001 critical days
Wellbeing and mental health: Applying All Our Health
Healthy beginnings: applying All Our Health
UNICEF Building a happy baby: a guide for parents
Where there are safeguarding concerns, follow statutory guidance and local safeguarding procedures.
DfE Working together to safeguard children
E-Learning for Healthcare Safeguarding children and young people programme
Safeguarding (Targeted)
Safeguarding (Specialist)
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Parental mental health and wellbeing
Provide evidence-based information and suitable resources to support positive mental wellbeing during the postnatal period for both parents.
Early years high impact 2: supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
NHS.UK Start4Life Your mental health
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
NHS.UK Every Mind Matters
E-Learning for Healthcare Perinatal Mental Health
MIND Peer support
Hub of Hope
Young Minds parent helpline
Review the mother’s mental health and wellbeing and that of any partner.
Provide evidence-based information of suitable resources, including online sources of support, to support positive mental wellbeing.
Where there are concerns about parental mental health, for example any indications of postnatal depression (PND), complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths.
Based on need, provide information about local universal services, for example family hubs or children’s centres and GPs, where parents and carers can seek additional support for positive mental health and wellbeing.
Where parents and carers have been identified as requiring further assessment and intervention from targeted or specialist services, follow local pathways and guidance to provide targeted intervention or complete appropriate and timely referral.
Early years high impact 2: supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
NICE Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance
NICE The Perinatal Mental Health Care Pathways
MIND Peer support
Hub of Hope
Young Minds parent helpline
Highlight protective factors including accessing support from friends and family and wider social networks and 5 ways to wellbeing
Early years high impact area 1: Supporting the transition to parenthood
Early years high impact 2: supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Care continuity between midwifery and health visiting services: principles for practice
NHS.UK 5 steps to mental wellbeing
MIND Peer support
NICE Early years: promoting health and wellbeing in under 5s
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Where there are safeguarding concerns, follow statutory guidance and local safeguarding procedures.
DfE Working together to safeguard children
E-Learning for Healthcare Safeguarding children and young people programme
Safeguarding (Targeted)
Safeguarding (Specialist)
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor mental health and wellbeing. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from universal intervention.
OHID Fingertips Children and young people's mental health and wellbeing
OHID Fingertips Perinatal mental health
OHID Fingertips Mental health in pregnancy and infants reports
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Working in partnership with other agencies, children, young people and families, and other stakeholders, assess, prioritise and develop a response to local population health needs.
Population health needs assessment: a guide for 0 to 19 health visiting and school nursing services
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Community
Targeted
Provide evidence-based information and guidance on nutrition and infant feeding to enable families to make informed decisions on feeding choices. This includes the benefits of continuing breastfeeding, safe formula feeding and introducing solid foods.
Early years high impact area 3: Supporting breastfeeding
Early years high impact area 4: Supporting healthy weight and nutrition
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
NHS.UK Start4Life Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding and dental health
GOV.UK Healthy Start
Providing support and guidance on breastfeeding
Early years high impact area 3: supporting breastfeeding
NICE Maternal and child nutrition
NHS.UK bottle feeding advice
NHS.UK advice on breastfeeding and bottle feeding: the first few days
NHS.UK Start4Life Expressing and bottle feeding
UNICEF Guide to bottle feeding leaflet
NHS.UK Bottle feeding advice
NHS.UK Weaning and feeding
NHS.UK Your baby’s first solid foods
NHS.UK Start4Life What is weaning
Where there are parent, carer or professional concerns about infant feeding or an infant’s growth such as faltering or rapid growth, measure, record and plot growth. Complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths.
Based on need, provide information about local universal services, for example family hubs or children’s centres, where parents and carers can access community groups that support the development of healthier weight, nutrition, and physical activity.
Where infants, have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist intervention, follow local pathways and guidance to provide targeted intervention or complete appropriate and timely referral.
Early years high impact area 3: supporting breastfeeding
Early years high impact area 4: supporting healthy weight, and nutrition
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
NICE Maternal and child nutrition
RCPCH Growth charts
NHS.UK healthy breastfeeding diet advice
National breastfeeding helpline
NHS.UK advice on breastfeeding and bottle feeding: the first few days
UNICEF Guide to bottle feeding leaflet
NHS.UK advice on bottle feeding
NICE Maternal and child nutrition
NHS.UK Weaning and feeding
NHS.UK Your baby’s first solid foods
NHS.UK Start4Life What is weaning
Breastfeeding, healthy weight, nutrition and physical activity (Targeted)
Provide parents and carers with evidence-based information and guidance on the introduction of solid foods from around six months old using a strengths-based approach to enable parents and carers in their decision-making.
Early years high impact area 3: supporting breastfeeding
Early years high impact area 4: supporting healthy weight, and nutrition
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
NHS.UK Weaning and feeding
NHS.UK Your baby’s first solid foods
NHS.UK Start4Life What is weaning
OHID, DHSC, NHS England and NHS Improvement Delivering better oral health: an evidence-based toolkit for
prevention
Provide parents and carers with evidence-based information and guidance on vitamin A, C and D supplements for all children aged 6 months to 5 years. Ensure that families who qualify for Healthy Start know that they are entitled to free vitamin drops.
Early years high impact area 4: supporting healthy weight, and nutrition
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
NHS.UK Vitamins for children
NHS.UK Start4Life Baby vitamins
GOV.UK Healthy Start
NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline: vitamin D
Provide evidence-based information and guidance on physical activity for infants. Encourage parents to include time for babies to be physically active, for example tummy time, crawling and playing.
Early years high impact area 4: supporting healthy weight, and nutrition
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
DHSC Physical activity guidelines
NHS.UK Start4Life Baby Moves
Provide evidence-based information and guidance on physical activity for infants. Encourage parents to include time for babies to be physically active, for example tummy time, crawling and playing.
Early years high impact area 4: supporting healthy weight, and nutrition
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
DHSC Physical activity guidelines
NHS.UK Start4Life Baby Moves
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor breastfeeding, healthy weight, nutrition and physical activity. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from universal intervention.
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health breastfeeding
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Working in partnership with other agencies, children, young people and families, and other stakeholders, assess, prioritise and develop a response to local population health needs
Population health needs assessment: a guide for 0 to 19 health visiting and school nursing services
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Community
Targeted
Develop a collaborative relationship with families, providing parents and carers evidence-based information and guidance to help them manage difficult and challenging issues that are affecting their parenting. Use strengths- or asset-based approaches to build on their strengths and attributes and address concerns.
Where there are concerns, complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths.
Based on need, provide information about local universal services, for example family hubs or children’s centres and GPs, where parents and carers can seek additional support and advice for healthy relationships, for example mental health.
Where parents and carers, have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist services, follow local pathways to complete appropriate and timely referral.
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
DWP Reducing Parental Conflict programme and resources
Race Equality Foundation Reducing Parental Conflict
Home Office Tackling violence against women and girls strategy
DfE Working together to safeguard children
Vulnerability in childhood: a public health informed approach
NICE Domestic violence and abuse
NHS.UK Domestic violence and abuse
DLUHC, DfE Supporting families
Home Office Domestic abuse how to get help
NHS.UK Sexual health
NICE Domestic violence and abuse: multi-agency working
Safeguarding
Safeguarding including domestic violence and abuse
Intensive parenting support
Where domestic violence or abuse is suspected, discuss concerns safely, when the individual is away from the abuser and there is no risk of being overheard. This will usually be when an individual is alone except where they wish to have a friend or family member present for support.
No child left behind: a public health informed approach to improving outcomes for vulnerable children
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
DfE Working together to safeguard children
Barnardo’s Families affected by domestic abuse
NICE Domestic violence and abuse
NHS.UK Domestic violence and abuse
DLUHC, DfE Supporting families
Home office Domestic abuse how to get help
NHS.UK Sexual health
NICE Domestic violence and abuse: multi-agency working
Home Office Tackling violence against women and girls strategy
Race Equality Foundation Reducing parental conflict toolkit
Develop a collaborative relationship and use a strengths- or asset-based approach with families to support family relationships. Building on their strengths and attributes to improve wellbeing, address concerns and support self-care. Recognise when individuals or families may have experienced trauma or adverse childhood experiences.
Scottish Government Trauma-informed practice: toolkit
South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit Trauma-informed practice
Gloucestershire County Council Frameworks for being trauma-informed
Intervention
Adverse Childhood Experience Support Hub Cymru and Wrexham University ‘Trauma-informed’: Identifying key language and terminology through a review of the literature
Provide parents and carers evidence-based information and guidance about sexual health, raising awareness of sexual health services as required.
NHS.UK Sexual health
NHS.UK Guide to sexual health services
Sexual and reproductive health and HIV: applying all our health
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Where there are safeguarding concerns, follow statutory guidance and local safeguarding procedures.
DfE Working together to safeguard children
E-Learning for Healthcare Safeguarding children and young people programme
Safeguarding (Targeted)
Safeguarding (Specialist)
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor sexual and reproductive health. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from universal intervention.
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health pregnancy and birth
OHID Fingertips Teenage pregnancy and young parents reports
OHID Fingertips Sexual and reproductive health profiles
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Working in partnership with other agencies, children, young people and families, and other stakeholders, assess, prioritise and develop a response to local population health needs
Population health needs assessment: a guide for 0 to 19 health visiting and school nursing services
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Community
Targeted
Alcohol
Provide parents and carers with evidence-based information and guidance about alcohol use, supporting parents to understand the risks and effect of alcohol use on their ability to provide consistent care for their infant’s safety and development.
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
NICE Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
E-Learning for Healthcare Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice
UK Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines
Talk to Frank Honest information about drugs
Talk to Frank Find support near you
Alcohol: applying all our health
E-Learning for Healthcare All our health: alcohol
Keeping safe and accident prevention
Inequalities
Safeguarding
Ask parents and carers about alcohol use.
Where appropriate, use the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Tool - Lite (ASSIST-Lite) for use with adults (aged 18 or over) covering alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, stimulants, sedatives, opioids, and other psychoactive substances including use of medicines not as prescribed.
Where there are concerns, complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths.
Based on need, provide information about local universal services, for example family hubs or children’s centres and GPs, where parents and carers can seek additional support and advice about alcohol use and parenting.
Alcohol use should be reviewed at each contact.
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Parents with alcohol and drug problems: support resources
ASSIST-Lite alcohol and drug use, and tobacco smoking screening tool
E-Learning for Healthcare Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice
UK Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines
Talk to Frank Find support near you
Alcohol: applying all our health
E-Learning for Healthcare All our health: alcohol
Where parents and carers, have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist services, follow local pathways to complete appropriate and timely referral.
Provide details of local specialist alcohol or drug treatment service by going to the FRANK website and searching using a postcode.
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Parents with alcohol and drug problems: support resources
Talk to Frank Honest information about drugs
Talk to Frank Find support near you
Alcohol: applying all our health
E-Learning for Healthcare All our health: alcohol
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
DfE Working together to safeguard children
E-Learning for Healthcare Safeguarding children and young people programme
Safeguarding (Targeted)
Safeguarding (Specialist)
Drugs
Provide parents and carers with evidence-based information and guidance about drug use, supporting parents to understand the risks and effect of drug use on their ability to provide consistent care for their infant’s safety and development.
Early years high impact area 1: Supporting the transition to parenthood
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Alcohol and drug prevention, treatment and recovery: why invest?
Misuse of illicit drugs and medicine: applying all our health
Talk to Frank Honest information about drugs
Parents with alcohol and drug problems: support resources
Talk to Frank Find support near you
Drugs commissioning support: principles and indicators
NICE Drug misuse prevention: targeted interventions
E-Learning for Healthcare All our health Misuse of illicit drugs and medicines
Misuse of illicit drugs and medicine: applying all our health
Safeguarding
Ask parents and carers vulnerable to illicit drug and medicine misuse about their use.
Where appropriate, use the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Tool - Lite (ASSIST-Lite) with adults (aged 18 or over) covering alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, stimulants, sedatives, opioids, and other psychoactive substances including use of medicines not as prescribed.
Where there are concerns, complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths.
Based on need, provide information about local universal services, for example family hubs or children’s centres and GPs, where parents and carers can seek additional support and advice about drug use and parenting.
Drug use should be reviewed at each contact.
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Parents with alcohol and drug problems: support resources
Alcohol and drug prevention, treatment and recovery: why invest?
ASSIST-Lite alcohol and drug use, and tobacco smoking screening tool
Misuse of illicit drugs and medicine: applying all our health
Talk to Frank Honest information about drugs
NICE Drug misuse prevention: targeted interventions
E-Learning for Healthcare All our health Misuse of illicit drugs and medicines
Misuse of illicit drugs and medicine: applying all our health
Where parents and carers, have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist services, follow local pathways to complete appropriate and timely referral.
Provide details of local specialist alcohol or drug treatment service by going to the FRANK website and searching using a postcode.
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Parents with alcohol and drug problems: support resources
Talk to Frank Honest information about drugs
Talk to Frank Find support near you
E-Learning for Healthcare All our health Misuse of illicit drugs and medicines
Misuse of illicit drugs and medicine: applying all our health
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Where there are safeguarding concerns, follow statutory guidance and local safeguarding procedures.
DfE Working together to safeguard children
E-Learning for Healthcare Safeguarding children and young people programme
Safeguarding (Targeted)
Safeguarding (Specialist)
Tobacco and vaping
Provide parents and carers with evidence-based information and guidance on smoking cessation and the benefits of a smoke-free home (including for other members of the household). Provide information about local smoking cessation services as required.
Where parents or carers present as smokers wishing to stop smoking, offer brief intervention and provide information about local smoking cessation services to support them to stop.
Where additional targeted or specialist services are required, follow local pathways to complete appropriate and timely referral.
Early years high impact area 1: Supporting the transition to parenthood
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
E-Learning for Healthcare Supporting a smokefree pregnancy and smokefree families (SCP)
Smoking and tobacco: applying All Our Health
NICE Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating dependence (NG209)
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor alcohol, drug and tobacco use. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from universal intervention.
OHID Fingertips Local alcohol profiles for England
OHID Fingertips Local tobacco control profiles
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health pregnancy and birth
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Provide evidence-based information and guidance to encourage sensitive parenting. Support parents to adopt healthy coping strategies, raising awareness of the implications of using strategies such as alcohol consumption, smoking and other harmful behaviours.
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
DWP Reducing parental conflict: tools for commissioners, managers and leaders
Maternity high impact area 5: Supporting parents to have a smokefree pregnancy
Early years high impact area 1: supporting the transition to parenthood
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Provide parents and carers with evidence-based information and guidance about the importance of self-care as a parent, for example adequate sleep and rest, healthy diet, physical activity, accessing support networks, and developing positive coping strategies.
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
NHS.UK Every Mind Matters
NHS.UK Keeping fit and healthy with a baby
NHS.UK Sleep and tiredness after having a baby
NHS.UK Better Health
NHS.UK Start4Life
Provide parents and carers with evidence-based information and guidance about the importance of creating a healthy smoke-free and safe home. Discuss how they can create a caring family context and positive interaction which nurtures attachment.
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
NHS.UK Start4Life
Provide parents and carers with evidence-based information about temperament-based anticipatory guidance including practical guidance on managing crying and healthy sleep practices, bath, book, bed routines and activities, and encouragement of parent–infant interaction and attachment.
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
ICON Parents Advice – Infants crying
Lullaby Trust How to reduce the risk of SIDS
Lullaby Trust Promoting safe baby care
Safeguarding children at risk from sudden unexpected infant death
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel Out of routine: A review of sudden unexpected death in infancy in families where children are considered at risk of significant harm
UNICEF Building a happy baby: a guide for parents
Where parents and carers are returning to work, provide evidence-based information and guidance. Develop a collaborative relationship with families which uses a strengths- or asset-based approach to build on their strengths and attributes to address concerns and helps parents and carers take decisions about the return to work and childcare.
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
NHS.UK Start4Life Going back to work
NHS.UK Breastfeeding and going back to work
GOV.UK Working and time off when you’re having a baby
Where there are concerns about parenting, complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths.
Based on need, provide information about local universal services, for example family hubs or children’s centres, where parents and carers can seek additional parenting support.
Where infants and their parents and carers have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist services, follow local pathways to complete appropriate and timely referral.
Early years high impact area 1: Supporting the transition to parenthood
Early years high impact area 2: Supporting maternal and family mental health
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
No child left behind: a public health informed approach to improving outcomes for vulnerable children
Solihull Approach
DHSC The best start for life: a vision for the 1,001 critical days
UNICEF Building a happy baby: a guide for parents
Healthy beginnings: applying all our health
Safeguarding
Intensive parenting support including nurturing parenting
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Where there are safeguarding concerns, follow statutory guidance and local safeguarding procedures.
DfE Working together to safeguard children
E-Learning for Healthcare Safeguarding children and young people programme
Safeguarding (Targeted)
Safeguarding (Specialist)
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor factors which may benefit from parenting support. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from universal intervention.
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health
OHID Fingertips Teenage pregnancy and young parents reports
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Provide parents and carers with evidence-based information about healthy infant development, including using play, books, music and interactive activities to support development and a healthy parent–infant relationship.
Provide information about local universal services, for example family hubs or children’s centres, where parents and carers can access community activities such as book sharing programmes and groups for songs, music and interactive activities.
Early years high impact area 6: Ready to learn and narrowing the word gap
Healthy beginnings: applying all our health
DfE Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework
BookTrust
National Literacy Trust
BBC Tiny Happy People
Where there are concerns about infant development, including complex needs and disability, complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths.
Based on need, provide information about local universal services and community groups, for example family hubs or children’s centres, where parents and carers can seek additional support such as baby sensory, baby massage and parent and baby groups.
Where infants and their parents and carers have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist services, follow local pathways to complete appropriate and timely referral.
Early years high impact area 1: Supporting the transition to parenthood
Early years high impact area 6: Ready to learn and narrowing the word gap
No child left behind: a public health informed approach to improving outcomes for vulnerable children
DHSC The best start for life: a vision for the 1,001 critical days
Healthy beginnings: applying all our health
GOV.UK Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
E-Learning for Healthcare: Early developmental support programme
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor healthy development. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from universal intervention.
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health early years
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health early years supplementary
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Follow guidance in the speech, language and communication pathway
Speech, language and communication pathway 0 to 2 years
Early years high impact area 6: Ready to learn and narrowing the word gap
Provide parents and carers with evidence-based information and guidance about infant hearing and development, and support self-care and health literacy to enable them to access services appropriately with any concerns about their infant’s hearing.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Screening
RCPCH Personal child health record
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor speech, language and communication needs. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from universal intervention.
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health early years
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health early years supplementary
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health long-term conditions and complex needs
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health vulnerable children and young people
OHID Fingertips Speech, language and communication reports
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Working in partnership with other agencies, children, young people and families, and other stakeholders, assess, prioritise and develop a response to local population health needs
Population health needs assessment: a guide for 0 to 19 health visiting and school nursing services
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Community
Targeted
Vulnerable children are at greater risk of experiencing poor outcomes because of one or more factors in their lives, for example families in poverty, poor housing or at risk of hidden harms. Children and young people’s physical, emotional and mental wellbeing are significantly shaped by the social determinants of health into which they are born, live, learn and grow.
For those infants who may have additional needs, complete an assessment including family relationships and dynamics, and chronology of events to identify needs, strengths and vulnerabilities.
Based on need, provide information about local universal services, for example family hubs or children’s centres and GPs, where parents and carers can seek additional support and advice. This could include household budgeting support to enhance their skills and confidence.
Where infants, have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist services, follow local pathways to complete appropriate and timely referral.
Guidance to support commissioning of the healthy child programme 0 to 19 Commissioning guide 2: model specification
No child left behind: a public health informed approach to improving outcomes for vulnerable children
DLUHC, DfE Supporting families
DfE Working together to safeguard children
E-Learning for Healthcare All Our Health: Homelessness
Citizens Advice
Shelter Housing advice
Safeguarding (Targeted)
Safeguarding (Community)
Avoid a deterministic narrative for individual children. While the presence of risk factors increases the likelihood that a child may experience poorer outcomes, many will not, often because other aspects of their lives, such as a supportive family, protect them.
Provide evidence-based information and guidance to enable families to create nurturing relationships, reducing the sources of stress in a child’s life and promoting resilience and stability.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
NSPCC Positive parenting
No child left behind: a public health informed approach to improving outcomes for vulnerable children
Where a child transfers into area, follow local guidance and best practice to review the child’s health records, make appropriate follow up and take relevant action.
Guidance to support commissioning of the healthy child programme 0 to 19 Commissioning guide 2: model specification
DfE Working together to safeguard children
Safeguarding (Targeted)
Safeguarding (Community)
Develop a collaborative relationship and use a strengths- or asset-based approach with families to assess and support parents and carers, building on their strengths and attributes to improve wellbeing, address concerns and support self-care. Recognise when people may have experienced trauma or adverse childhood experiences.
Scottish Government Trauma-informed practice: toolkit
South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit Trauma-informed practice
Gloucestershire County Council Frameworks for being trauma-informed
Early Intervention Foundation Trauma-informed care: Understanding the use of trauma-informed approaches within children’s social care
Adverse Childhood Experience Support Hub Cymru and Wrexham University ‘Trauma-informed’: Identifying key language and terminology through a review of the literature
Use effective communication and engagement strategies to explore parental concerns and identify factors which have an effect on the infant and family.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
DfE Review of best practice in parental engagement
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Follow statutory guidance and local safeguarding procedures where there is cause for concern.
DfE Working together to safeguard children
No child left behind: a public health informed approach to improving outcomes for vulnerable children
NSPCC Spotting the signs of child abuse
E-Learning for Healthcare Safeguarding children and young people programme
Safeguarding
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor screening. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from targeted intervention
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health vulnerable children and young people
OHID Fingertips Improving health outcomes for vulnerable children and young people reports
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips Wider determinants of health
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Working in partnership with other agencies, children, young people and families, and other stakeholders, assess, prioritise and develop a response to local population health needs
Population health needs assessment: a guide for 0 to 19 health visiting and school nursing services
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Community
Targeted
Complete a safety assessment alongside local guidance. Raise awareness of accident prevention in and out of the home, including choking, falls, bath time, sun safety, safe use of baby equipment and car seat safety.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Reducing unintentional injuries among children and young people
Institute of Health Visiting How to reduce unintentional injuries in children under 5 years (accident prevention)
GOV.UK Driving and Transport Child car seats: the law
NHS.UK Choosing a baby car seat
ROSPA Keeping kids safe
Child Accident Prevention Trust
Office for Product Safety and Standards Button batteries campaign: how to stay safe
NHS.UK Start4Life Safe weaning
NHS.UK Sunscreen and sun safety
British Skin Foundation Sun safety advice for parents
Keeping safe and accident prevention
Provide evidence-based information and guidance, developing a collaborative relationship with families and using a strengths- or asset-based approach to help parents and carers reduce the risk of sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI). Build on their strengths and attributes, address concerns and support self-care.
Where there are any additional risks, complete an assessment to identify needs and strengths.
Where infants, have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist intervention, follow local pathways and guidance to provide targeted intervention or complete appropriate and timely referral.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Lullaby Trust What is sudden death infant syndrome
Lullaby Trust How to reduce the risk of SIDS
Lullaby Trust Co-sleeping with your baby
Early years high impact area 5: improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Where there are safeguarding concerns, follow statutory guidance and local safeguarding procedures.
DfE Working together to safeguard children
E-Learning for Healthcare Safeguarding children and young people programme
Safeguarding (Targeted)
Safeguarding (Community)
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor accidents and injuries. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from universal intervention.
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health healthcare use
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health unintentional injuries
OHID Fingertips Unintentional injuries in and around the home
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Working in partnership with other agencies, children, young people and families, and other stakeholders, assess, prioritise and develop a response to local population health needs
Population health needs assessment: a guide for 0 to 19 health visiting and school nursing services
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Community
Targeted
Provide evidence-based information and guidance to enable parents and carers to make informed decisions on feeding choices with lower risk of tooth decay. This could include avoiding sugary foods or drinks, only giving breast, infant formula milk or cooled boiled water in feeding bottles or cups and introducing drinking from a free-flow cup.
Where possible, all medicines given should be sugar-free.
Early years high impact area 3: supporting breastfeeding
Early years high impact area 4: supporting healthy weight and nutrition
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Breastfeeding and dental health
Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition Feeding in the first year of life
E-Learning for Healthcare Oral health townscape
OHID, DHSC, NHS England and NHS Improvement Delivering better oral health: an evidence-based toolkit for
prevention
NHS.UK Your baby’s first solid foods
NHS.UK Bottle feeding advice
NHS.UK Start4Life weaning
NHS.UK Drinks and cups for babies and young children
Provide evidence-based information and guidance on toothbrushing using appropriate fluoride toothpaste as soon as the first tooth erupts at about 6 months of age. Parents and carers should supervise toothbrushing to ensure teeth are brushed thoroughly.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Child oral health: applying All Our Health
Health matters: child dental health
OHID, DHSC, NHS England and NHS Improvement Delivering better oral health: an evidence-based toolkit for
prevention
Oral Health Foundation Children’s teeth
Provide evidence-based information and guidance to parents and carers to take their infant to the dentist as soon as the first tooth erupts or by the age of one-year for preventive advice. Make sure parents know that NHS dental treatment is free for all children aged under 18, or under 19 and in qualifying full-time education. Other family members may also be entitled to free NHS dental treatment.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
BSPD Smiles for life
NHS.UK Dentists
E-Learning for Healthcare Oral health townscape
Health matters: child dental health
Provide information to mothers that any dental treatment started before their baby is one year old is free.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
NHS.UK Maternity and paternity benefits and leave
NHS.UK Dentists
Provide information to parents and carers about local distribution or targeted provision of toothbrushes and fluoride toothpaste
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illnesses and reducing accidents
Health matters: child dental health
NICE Oral health promotion: general dental practice
Improving oral health: an evidence- informed toolkit for local authorities
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor oral health and dental care. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from universal intervention.
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health oral health
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Working in partnership with other agencies, children, young people and families, and other stakeholders, assess, prioritise and develop a response to local population health needs.
Population health needs assessment: a guide for 0 to 19 health visiting and school nursing services
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Community
Targeted
Provide evidence-based information and guidance to enable families to develop good understanding of positive health and wellbeing. Develop a collaborative relationship and use a strengths- or asset-based approach with families to assess and support parents and carers. Build on their strengths and attributes to address concerns and supports parents and carers to take decisions about their child. Topics could include infant feeding, healthy weight, mental health and emotional wellbeing, keeping safe and accident prevention, immunisations, oral health, drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illness and reducing accidents
Health matters: giving every child the best start in life
E-Learning for Healthcare All Our Health: Best Start in Life
Parents should make sure their infant is registered with a GP. If parents are yet to register their infant, provide information and guidance on the importance of registering and how to arrange registration.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illness and reducing accidents
NHS.UK Registering your baby with a GP
NHS.UK Services and support for parents
Develop a collaborative relationship and use a strengths- or asset-based approach with families to assess and support parents and carers. Build on their strengths and attributes to improve wellbeing, address concerns and support self-care. Develop parents’ and carers’ confidence and self-efficacy in understanding and accessing health and care information, advice and services appropriately. This could include what to do in the event of illness and when and how to access health services.
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illness and reducing accidents
NHS.UK Children and young people’s services
NHS.UK
NHS.UK Services
NHS.UK Looking after a sick child
Healthier Together I’m worried about…
E-Learning for Healthcare All Our Health: Social prescribing
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor self-care and health literacy. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from universal intervention.
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Working in partnership with other agencies, partners, children, young people and families, assess, prioritise and develop a response to local population health needs
Population health needs assessment: a guide for 0 to 19 health visiting and school nursing services
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Community
Targeted
Identify parents and families at risk of experiencing inequalities in outcomes, for example minority groups, families in contact with the criminal justice system, armed forces and veteran families, workless and low income households.
For those infants who may be experiencing inequality, complete an assessment to identify needs, strengths and vulnerabilities.
Based on need, provide information about local universal services, for example family hubs or children’s centres and GPs, where parents and carers can seek additional support and advice, for example budgeting support or breastfeeding peer support networks.
Where infants, have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist services, follow local pathways to complete appropriate and timely referral.
Guidance to support commissioning of the healthy child programme 0 to 19 Commissioning guide 2: model specification
Early years high impact area 5: Improving health literacy, managing minor illness and reducing accidents
E-Learning for Healthcare All Our Health: inclusion health
No child left behind: a public health informed approach to improving outcomes for vulnerable children
Reducing health inequalities: system, scale and sustainability
NHS.UK Children and young people’s services
Health equity
Inequalities and disparities
Identify vulnerable children who are at greater risk of experiencing poor outcomes because of one or more factors in their lives, for example families in poverty, poor housing or at risk of hidden harms. Children and young people’s physical, emotional and mental wellbeing are significantly shaped by the social determinants of health into which they are born, live, learn and grow.
For those infants who may have additional needs, complete an assessment to identify needs, strengths and vulnerabilities.
Based on need, provide information about local universal services, for example family hubs or children’s centres and GPs, where parents and carers can seek additional support and advice, for example household budgeting support to enhance their skills and confidence.
Where infants, have been identified as requiring targeted or specialist services, follow local pathways to complete appropriate and timely referral.
Guidance to support commissioning of the healthy child programme 0 to 19 Commissioning guide 2: model specification
No child left behind: a public health informed approach to improving outcomes for vulnerable children
DLUHC, DfE Supporting families
DfE Working together to safeguard children
E-Learning for Healthcare All Our Health: Homelessness
Citizens Advice
Shelter Housing advice
Safeguarding (Targeted)
Safeguarding (Community)
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Where there are safeguarding concerns, follow statutory guidance and local safeguarding procedures.
DfE Working together to safeguard children
E-Learning for Healthcare Safeguarding children and young people programme
Safeguarding (Targeted)
Safeguarding (Specialist)
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor inequalities and disparities. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from universal intervention.
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips Wider determinants of health
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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Follow statutory guidance and local safeguarding procedures where there is cause for concern.
DfE Working together to safeguard children
No child left behind: a public health informed approach to improving outcomes for vulnerable children
NSPCC Spotting the signs of child abuse
E-Learning for Healthcare Safeguarding children and young people programme
Safeguarding
Be alert to the risk of physical injury in babies under 1 year. Follow local protocols for bruising and injuries in immobile babies and children.
ROSPA Accidents to children
DfE Working together to safeguard children
Develop a collaborative relationship and use a strengths- or asset-based approach with families to assess need including family relationships and dynamics, and chronology of events. Support parents and carers, building on their strengths and attributes to improve wellbeing, address concerns and support self-care. Recognise when people may have experienced trauma or adverse childhood experiences.
Scottish Government Trauma-informed practice: toolkit
South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit Trauma-informed practice
Gloucestershire County Council Frameworks for being trauma-informed
Early Intervention Foundation Trauma-informed care: Understanding the use of trauma-informed approaches within children’s social care
Adverse Childhood Experience Support Hub Cymru and Wrexham University ‘Trauma-informed’: Identifying key language and terminology through a review of the literature
Where a child transfers into area, follow local guidance and best practice to review the child’s health records, make appropriate follow up and action.
Guidance to support commissioning of the healthy child programme 0 to 19 Commissioning guide 2: model specification
DfE Working together to safeguard children
Safeguarding (Targeted)
Safeguarding (Community)
Where parents, carers and the infant are receiving targeted or specialist support, continue to provide the universal and community offer and work in partnership with other agencies.
Health visiting and school nursing delivery model
Universal
Community
Metrics and outcomes indicators
Use evidence and data to monitor the health and wellbeing of vulnerable infants and those with safeguarding needs. Compare local data with similar areas, within a region and nationally, to identify opportunities for improvement. Use evidence and data to evaluate and demonstrate improvements in population health and other outcomes resulting from universal intervention.
OHID Fingertips Child and maternal health vulnerable children and young people
OHID Fingertips Improving health outcomes for vulnerable children and young people reports
OHID Fingertips Public Health Outcomes Framework
OHID Fingertips Wider determinants of health
OHID Fingertips user guidance
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