NHS Healthy Child Programme

If mother physically unwell transfer to ITU,HDU where possible with mother.

Mental health admisisons to Mother and Baby Unit where possible.

In partnership with SW/HV team and family Assess who will care for baby and support family and transfer as required to:

• NICU
• Post Natal Ward
• Home with relative
• Paediatric Ward

Discharge home notification to GP and HV.

Prior to 28 days midwife to visit , post 28 days referral to relevant community professionals.

Targeted support to:

• Assess the need for additional parental support
• Encourage the building of parental resilience through family support.
• Promote fathers / family involvement
• Manage parental mood concerns through action planning in partnership with parent/s.
• Promote access to counselling services
• Deliver infant massage - undertaken at home, one to one.
• Encourage use of media tools e.g. social baby to promote sensitive, attuned parenting on an individual basis.

Liaison, information sharing and communication with GP and/or other appropriate professionals and services.

Promotion and facilitation of social integration by signposting to Postnatal Health Promotion Group and Children’s Centre groups.

Needs led service and encompasses issues such:

• Promoting positive bonding -use of tools such as Brazelton NBO
• Targeted one:one infant massage – home based
• Support to access appropriate groups/specialist groups
• Liaison with other agencies and communicate effectively and share information

Referrals where additional needs are presented for parenting support.

Targeted support to:

• Prevent or manage early indications of insecure attachment
• Assess the need for additional parental support
• Encourage the building of parental resilience through family support.
• Manage parental mood concerns through action planning in partnership with parent/s.
• Promote fathers / family involvement
• Offer Listening Visits to support transition to parenthood.
• Promote access to counselling services
• Deliver infant massage - undertaken at home, one to one.

Encourage use of media tools e.g. social baby to promote sensitive, attuned parenting on an individual basis.

Liaison, information sharing and communication with GP and/or other appropriate professionals and services.

Promotion and facilitation of social integration by signposting to Postnatal Health Promotion Group and Children’s Centre groups.

Consider support and referral to specialist intervention services if required.

Signpost to a range of support service relevant to the individual families needs.

Targeted support to:

• Prevent or manage early indications of insecure attachment
• Assess the need for additional parental support
• Encourage the building of parental resilience through family support.
• Manage parental mood concerns through action planning in partnership with parent/s.
• Promote fathers / family involvement
• Offer Listening Visits to support transition to parenthood.
• Promote access to counselling services
• Deliver infant massage - undertaken at home, one to one.
• Encourage use of media tools e.g. social baby to promote sensitive, attuned parenting on an individual basis.

Liaison, information sharing and communication with GP and/or other appropriate professionals and services.
Promotion and facilitation of social integration by signposting to Postnatal Health Promotion Group and Children’s Centre groups
Consider support and referral to specialist intervention services if required.

Targeted support to:

• Prevent or manage early indications of insecure attachment
• Assess the need for additional parental support
• Encourage the building of parental resilience through family support.
• Manage parental mood concerns through action planning in partnership with parent/s.
• Promote greater father involvement through attendance at infant groups to promote play and guided observation.
• Offer Listening Visits to support transition to parenthood.
• Promote access to counselling services
• Deliver infant massage - undertaken at home, one to one.
• Encourage use of media tools e.g. social baby to promote sensitive, attuned parenting on an individual basis.

Liaison, information sharing and communication with GP and/or other appropriate professionals and services.

Promotion and facilitation of social integration by signposting to Postnatal Health Promotion Group and Children’s Centre groups.

Consider support and referral to specialist intervention services if required e.g. attachment-oriented or parent–infant psychotherapy interventions &/or evidenced based parenting programmes and monitor results.

Targeted groups sessions to reflect local demographic need.

Needs led service encompasses issues such:

• Promoting positive bonding and parenting skills
• Encourage the building of parental resilience through family support.

Provide early detection of developmental delays and health issues.

Support to access appropriate groups/specialist groups.

Liaison with other agencies and communicate effectively and share information.

Signpost to a range of support services relevant to the individual families needs.

As above in 1 - 3 years age range plus:

• Carry out early years setting observations to ascertain behaviour patterns and identify disordered attachment.