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Co-producing public health: a communities approach is key to reducing health inequalities - Annamarie Hassall, National Children's Bureau

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It seems very obvious that local health services should be built around the needs of the families and communities they serve, and that this will contribute to better health outcomes in the long term. So it’s good to see that …

The 4, 5, 6 model of care in action: making a difference for children and families - by Sabrina Fuller

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The ‘transformed’ health visiting service is described by the 4-5-6 model. These are the four levels of the health visitor service; the five universal health and development reviews for all children at key stages; and a focus on the six …

Tackling inequality – a health visitor’s story - by Diane Crutchley

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The six high impact areas articulate the contribution of health visitors to the 0-5 agenda and describe areas where health visitors have a significant impact on health and wellbeing and improving outcomes for children, families and communities. There is also …

Health visiting: transforming services, improving outcomes and reducing inequalities by Viv Bennett

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The health visiting service has been transformed in recent years to improve access, experience, outcomes and contribute to reducing health inequalities. This is the story of what's been achieved through more health visitors and renewed vision. Follow @VivJBennett or https://vivbennett.blog.gov.uk/

How the service has been transformed: the numbers by Sabrina Fuller

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NHS England has just published information on improvements in health visitor service delivery over a 12 month period. The data measures delivery of Healthy Child Programme reviews and assessments – specifically the antenatal check, the new birth visit, the 12 …

Early learning for two-year-olds: Health visitors promoting access to services

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Children learn more between the ages of one and six than they do at any other time of their lives. Good-quality early education for two year-olds can really help to develop and complement all the skills a young child is …