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Children Commissioning CYP Healthcare Guidance Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO Infant Mortality Licensing Planning Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Commissioning of public health services for children

By Department of Health (2014)

From 1st October 2015, the responsibility for commissioning children’s public health services, including health visitors, will transfer from NHS England to local authorities. These documents aim to help support local authorities and stakeholders through the transition. The documents identify 6 areas where health visitors have the most impact on children’s health and wellbeing. Local authorities should use this information to ensure that health visiting services are commissioned effectively.

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Children Nutrition Obesity

Characterizing severe obesity in children and youth referred for weight management

Salawi et al. BMC Pediatrics, 2014; 14:154

The objective of our study was to examine differences in demographic, anthropometric, cardiometabolic, and lifestyle variables in children and youth with SO versus their less overweight/obese (OW/OB) peers.

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Children Commissioning Good Practice Guidance Local Government Oral Health Physical Activity Young People

Local authorities improving oral health: commissioning better oral health for children and young people: an evidence-informed toolkit for local authorities

By Department of Health (2014)

This guidance aims to support local authorities to commission oral health improvement programmes for children and young people aged up to 19 years. It provides an evidence-informed approach with examples of good practice.

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Children CYP Healthcare Infant Mortality Mortality Young People

Why children die: death in infants, children and young people in the UK

By Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health (2014)

This report published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) reviews existing UK evidence on child mortality. It finds that many of the causes of child death, including perinatal deaths and suicides, disproportionately affect the most disadvantaged in society. In response to the report, the College in partnership with the National Children’s Bureau have developed a suite of recommendations to tackle child mortality in England. These recommendations cut across the three domains of government and civil society, health systems and organisations, and health care and public health.

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Children Guidance Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO

National child measurement programme operational guidance

By Public Health England (2014)

This guidance advises local commissioners and providers of the national child measurement programme on its implementation.

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Children Guidance Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO Young People

Improving children and young people's health

By Department of Health (2014)

The Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Forum (CYPHOF) annual report reviews progress on improving health outcomes for children and young people. This report is for those who have an interest and contribution to make towards improving children and young people’s health outcomes. This includes national and local Government, and those leading and working in the health, healthcare, social care and education system and wider children’s sector.

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Children General Practice Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO Integrated Care Public Health Advice to NHS Commissioners

Opening the door to better healthcare: a snapshot of innovations in primary and first access care for children and young people

By The National Children’s Bureau (2014)

This report discusses some of the innovations being taken forward by GPs and others to improve children’s access to and experience of primary care. It also includes examples of broader multi-professional collaboration and innovation to ensure that more children with minor ailments are treated in the right place at the right time.

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Children CYP Healthcare Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO Infant Feeding Infant Mortality

Healthy start: understanding the use of vouchers and vitamins

By The University of York et al. (2013)

This is the full report of an evaluation of the Healthy Start programme. The main aims of this study were: to look how the Healthy Start scheme works from the point of view of women using it and health professionals; and to provide evidence for how it could work better.

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Children Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO Infant Feeding Safeguarding

Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage: setting standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to five

By Department of Health (2014)

Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage (EYFS), which comes into force on 1 September 2014.

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Children Guidance Health Promotion Healthy Child including NCMP & CDO

Maximising the school nursing team contribution to the public health of school-aged children

By Department of Health (2014)

This guidance document provides a framework for local commissioners and providers of school nursing services. It aims to set out the core school nurse offer and the innovative ways that school nursing services can be commissioned and developed to meet local need to ensure effective, seamless delivery of public health for school-aged children and young people. This guidance supports the development of local service specifications.

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