Health Visiting Programme and 0-5 Commissioning of Public Health Services

"Local authorities know their communities and understand local need so can commission the most vital services to improve local children’s health and wellbeing. One of the benefits of councils commissioning health visitor services is that it offers opportunities to link with wider systems, such as housing, early years education providers and to enable the integration of children’s services." 

Factsheet on Health Visiting and commissioning of public health services for 0 to 5 year olds
Department of Health, Public Health England, NHS England
November 2014

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Quality of newborn care: adherence to guidelines for parenteral nutrition in preterm infants in four European countries

"The initiation of PN is frequently not compliant with current recommendations, with the main differences being observed during the first days of life."

Quality of newborn care: adherence to guidelines for parenteral nutrition in preterm infants in four European countries
A Lapillonne, VP Carnielli, ND Embleton, W Mihatsch
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003478

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All babies count: Spotlight on perinatal mental health

"Effective prevention, detection and treatment of perinatal mental illnesses could have a positive impact on the lives of tens of thousands of families in England, and improve the wellbeing, health and achievement of children across the country."

Prevention in mind: All babies count: Spotlight on perinatal mental health
S Hogg
NSPCC
June 2013

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