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A new project: health visitors supporting A & E in times of need by Julia Neall

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The December 2013 Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) report on A&E highlighted that the highest percentages of visits to A&E are for the very young and elderly. A large percentage of these visits are for children aged 0-5 years …

Opportunities for the future: FNP – an integral piece of the prevention pathway by Ailsa Swarbrick

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In 2013, the Government committed to increasing the number of Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) places available at any one time to 16,000 by March 2015. We're on track to hit that target this month and reach between 25 – 30% …

A multi-agency approach to speech and language therapy – Health visitors and children’s centres working together by Diane Leith

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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. One of these …

Ages and stages questionnaire – making it even more family friendly by Claire Walker

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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. One of these …

The 4-5-6 Model of the Transformed Health Visiting Service by Viv Bennett

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Health visiting services have undergone rapid growth and transformation. We have found that knowledge and understanding of the service has not always kept up and health visitors and partners wanted a simple way of encompassing the reach and impact of …

The high impact areas: a multi-agency approach to the two-year review by Lynn Evans

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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. One of these …

Improving outcomes through the six high impact areas: Helping children get ready for school by Clare Slater-Robins

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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. One of these …

‘A day in the Life’ – Tackling inequality in Newham by Dr Julian Grenier, headteacher, Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre

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It’s a typical Monday morning at Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre. In the reception space, the flow of parents and young children surges and then trickles. First there are the 90 children coming to our nursery school, some stepping …

Using local data to improve outcomes – Happy Tots in Cheshire by Penny Swift and Rachel Frampton

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Penny Swift and Rachel Frampton, Health Visitors, with support from the Health Visiting team in Winsford, Cheshire have initiated a new group called ‘Happy Tots’, which was launched on 2nd February, 2015 at the Library in Winsford Town Centre and …