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Language interpretation: migrant health guide (Public Health England) Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners. One of the main messages of this detailed guide from PHE is that it is particularly inappropriate to use children as interpreters for adults. Ten steps to successful breastfeeding (revised 2018) (World Health Organization) WHO and UNICEF have issued new ten-step guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn services. The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding underpin the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative, which both organizations launched in 1991. The practical guidance encourages new mothers to breastfeed and informs health workers how best to support breastfeeding. Infographics to support implementation of this ten step guidance is here. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) response is here New guidance to increase breastfeeding support Updated standards for infectious diseases in pregnancy (Public Health England) Standards for the NHS Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening Programme have been updated. This PHE Screening blog explains what has changed and where to find more information. Weight management in pregnancy resource (Royal College of Midwives) The RCM and Alliance partner Slimming World have updated their joint website providing information to support weight management in pregnancy. Visit the new site here. Sussex perinatal service film (Association for Infant Mental Health UK) A link here to a new film put together by the Sussex Perinatal Service. The Association for Infant Mental Health UK (AIMH) suggest that it has a nice way of presenting the topic of maternal mental illness and getting help, all in the voice of the parent and that this film might be useful for midwives to show (it is less than 5 minutes long) in any pre natal class / group. Screening tests for you and your baby: babies in special care units (Public Health England) Leaflet for healthcare professionals to provide screening information to parents with babies in special care units. Screening tests for you and your baby: description in brief (Public Health England) This document explains screening tests offered during and after pregnancy. Learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges: service design and delivery (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) This NICE guideline covers services for children, young people and adults with a learning disability (or autism and a learning disability) and behaviour that challenges. It aims to promote a lifelong approach to supporting people and their families and carers, focusing on prevention and early intervention and minimising inpatient admissions. High needs strategic planning fund (Department for Education) Information for local authorities about strategic reviews and funding of high needs provision for children and young people with SEND. Reducing unintentional injuries among children and young people (Public Health England) Action areas for local authorities and their partners to help develop injury prevention strategies for children and young people. Unintentional injuries are a leading cause of preventable death for children and young people and a major cause of ill health and serious disability. You can find data on injuries suffered by children and young people in the home and on the roads on Public Health England's Fingertips data website. Slide presentations are also available on: Traffic injuries to children and young people: data and information pack and Unintentional injuries among children under five years: data and information pack Looked after children statistics in England: guide (Department for Education) How DfE produce statistics on looked after children.
Serious Violence strategy (Home Office) The Serious Violence Strategy sets out the government's response to serious violence and recent increases in knife crime, gun crime and homicide. Law enforcement is a very important part of the Serious Violence Strategy, but it also looks at the root causes of the problem and how to support young people to lead productive lives away from violence. Action in the strategy is centred on 4 main themes: tackling county lines and misuse of drugs, early intervention and prevention, supporting communities and local partnerships and law enforcement and the criminal justice response.
Local Government Association response is available here. Home Secretary, Amber Rudd's speech on this policy is available here. Think Autism strategy: governance refresh 2018 (Department for Health and Social Care) The way that the Department of Health and Social Care and other organisations monitor the progress of the autism strategy has been updated. The 19 objectives of the Think Autism strategy have been grouped under the following headings: Measuring, understanding and reporting needs of autistic people, Workforce development, Health, care and wellbeing, Specific support and Participation in local community.
Tackling obesity seriously: the time has come (The Lancet Public Health) Lancet editorial looking at why obesity has tripled worldwide since 1975 with linked articles being: Prevalence trends tell us what did not precipitate the US obesity epidemic Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood and adolescent body-mass index, weight, and height from 1953 to 2015: an analysis of four longitudinal, observational, British birth cohort studies (also in Research section below) Front-of-pack Nutri-Score labelling in France: an evidence-based policy There is too much traffic for Alex to walk to school, so we drive: a call to action based on a 42-year trend (British Journal of Sports Medicine) BMJ Editorial looking at the cause of declining active travel to school and possible solutions to change this trend. Abolish postcode lottery to good dental health, say children's doctors (Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health) The survey, conducted by Mumsnet for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), assessed parents' knowledge of children's oral health and experience of accessing dental care. It found that only 50% knew that the NHS recommends taking your child to a dentist before their first birthday and 23% had problems accessing free NHS dental care, either for themselves during pregnancy and in the early days of motherhood, or for their children. Tooth decay – what is it and how do I spot it? (Public Health England) Public Health Matters blog post from PHE covering What is tooth decay?, What are the signs of tooth decay?, What you should do if you think your child has tooth decay? and How can tooth decay be prevented? Young & homeless 2018 (Homeless Link) Young & Homeless report 2018 explores the reasons why young people become homeless, the support available to them and areas that need to be improved. The research is based on surveys with local authorities, youth homelessness services and interviews with young people experiencing homelessness in England. Believing in every child's future (Youth Sport Trust) This new four-year strategy – Believing in Every Child's Future, sets out a vision to halt the decline in children's physical, mental and social wellbeing using the power of sport, PE and physical activity. Thinking about adolescent neglect: a review of research on identification, assessment and intervention (The Children's Society) This report for the Luton Safeguarding Children Board was published to support the development of a strategy to better address adolescent neglect in the area. It focuses on reviewing the available research including around how to identify and assess neglect and evidence of 'what works'. The report includes: a definition of adolescent neglect; the impacts of neglect, ways in which adolescent neglect can be identified, assessed and responded to in practice. A briefing for professionals has also been published. Adolescent friendships predict later resilient functioning (Mental Elf) This blog post looks at a recent study in Psychological Medicine which suggests that adolescent friendships predict later resilient functioning across psychosocial domains in a healthy community cohort, whereas family support does not predict later resilience. The post Adolescent friendships predict later resilient functioning appeared first on National Elf Service. Social care questionnaires 2017: what children and young people told Ofsted (Ofsted) Ofsted has published a report looking at what children and young people told them about their experiences of living in children's homes or living with foster carers in England. Findings from questionnaire responses from 1,527 children and young people living in a children's home, and 1,630 children and young people living with foster carers include an increase in the number of children saying they had been helped to understand why they came into care - this was greater for those living in children's homes. Child poverty and education: A survey of the experiences of NEU members (National Education Union) A joint National Education Union (NEU) and Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) survey which received responses from 908 NEU members working in early years, primary and secondary schools and settings across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Reducing unintentional injuries in children and young people (Public Health England) This blog from PHE highlights two reports PHE has published in partnership with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and the Child Accident Prevention Trust. Education, health and care plans: parents and young people survey (Department for Education) The views and experiences of people who received an education, health and care (EHC) plan in 2015. Children's development and family circumstances: Exploring the SEED data (Early Intervention Foundation) The Study of Early Education and Development (SEED) is a new longitudinal cohort study, funded by the Department for Education. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of early education provision on children's outcomes. The survey, delivered by a consortium of researchers, is following a cohort of children from age 2 through to the end of key stage 1 at age 7. Data from the first two waves, for children aged 2 and 3, has recently been made available.
The SEED survey provides a valuable new resource for further research into the drivers and potential mitigating factors that explain why some children fall behind. Here, the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) presents findings from their initial investigations into the data, focusing on some fresh associations between children's background characteristics, early life experiences and developmental outcomes. #FightingFor (YoungMinds) YoungMinds has published a report looking at the experience of young people and that of their parents looking for support for their mental health. Findings from a survey of more than 2,700 young people who have looked for support for their mental health and 1,600 parents whose children have looked for support include: 66% of young people said that they found it difficult to get the support they needed, while 51% said that they didn't ask for help because they didn't understand what they were going through; 84% of parents reported that their child had found it difficult to get the support they needed, and 23% said their child didn't tell them what they were going through. Improving lives: Helping workless families - indicators and evidence base (Department for Work and Pensions) The latest indicator data and wider evidence base from the 'Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families' publication. The analysis and research pack sets out the comprehensive evidence base that supports Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families. Part 1 describes the evidence behind some of the issues associated with worklessness, how these disadvantages are often interrelated, and how they impact on children's outcomes. Part 2 sets out the 9 national indicators (7 non-statutory and 2 statutory) which DWP are using to track progress in tackling the disadvantages that affect families and children's outcomes, as shown in their evidence and analysis. These have replaced the indicators reported on in the former social justice outcomes framework. Workless households and educational attainment statutory indicators, 2018 (Department for Work and Pensions) This report contains data on children in workless households and children's educational attainment. The Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 reformed the Child Poverty Act 2010 and placed a statutory duty on the Secretary of State to publish and lay before Parliament a report containing data on: children living in workless households in England, children living in long-term workless households in England, the educational attainment of children in England at the end of Key Stage 4 and the educational attainment of disadvantaged children in England at the end of Key Stage 4. Modern slavery and human trafficking: National referral mechanism statistics annual report 2017 (National Crime Agency) The National Crime Agency (NCA) has published a summary of the number of potential victims of modern slavery and human trafficking referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in 2017. Figures show that in 2017 the NRM received 2118 referrals of potential victims who were under the age of 18, an increase of 66% on the previous year, due in part to an increase in county lines gang exploitation referrals included within labour exploitation and unaccompanied asylum seeking children figures.
Further child and maternal health data can be found on Public Health England's Fingertips tool. The child and maternal health section brings together a range of publicly available data, information, tools and resources. Find guidance on using these statistics and other intelligence resources to help you make decisions about the planning and provision of child and maternal health services on.GOV.UK. Youth custody data (Ministry of Justice and Youth Justice Board for England and Wales) Monthly statistics on the population in custody of children and young people within secure children's homes (SCHs), secure training centres (STCs) and young offender institutions (YOIs). Mental health services monthly statistics: Final Jan, provisional Feb 2018 (NHS Digital) This series has replaced the Monthly MHLDS reports. The Mental Health Data Hub was launched In February 2018; the hub brings together information on mental health data into a single place and contains visualisations and time series of select data from within this publication. The hub is available here. Hospital Episode Statistics for tooth extractions 2016/17 (Public Health England) PHE has published its annual Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) on the number of children aged 0 to 19 years having teeth extracted under general anaesthetic in NHS hospitals. 39,010 children in England had hospital-based tooth extractions due to preventable tooth decay in 2016/17 - this has remained stable from the previous year. Community services statistics for children, young people and adults December 2017 (NHS Digital) Statistics are published as experimental and data is shown at provider level and at a national/all submitters level. The CSDS is a patient-level dataset providing information relating to publicly funded community services for children, young people and adults. These services can include district nursing services, school nursing services, health visiting services and occupational therapy services, among others. The data collected includes personal and demographic information, diagnoses including long-term conditions and disabilities and care events plus screening activities.
It has been developed to help achieve better outcomes for children, young people and adults. It provides data that will be used to commission services in a way that improves health, reduces inequalities, and supports service improvement and clinical quality. Loneliness - what characteristics and circumstances are associated with feeling lonely? (Office for National Statistics) Analysis of characteristics and circumstances associated with loneliness using the Community Life Survey 2016 to 2017. Findings from the analysis include: younger adults aged 16 to 24 years reported feeling lonely more often than those in older age groups with 9.78% reporting that they felt lonely often or always; 22.96% felt lonely some of the time and 26.83% occasionally. Statistics on obesity, physical activity and diet, England 2018 (NHS Digital) Data on obesity, physical activity and diet from a variety of sources. The topics covered include: Obesity related hospital admissions, prescription items for the treatment of obesity, adult obesity prevalence, childhood obesity prevalence, physical activity levels among adults and children, diet among adults and children, including trends in purchases, and consumption of food and drink and energy intake. Maternity services monthly statistics November and December 2017, Experimental statistics (NHS Digital) November and December 2017 monthly publication of experimental statistics from the new Maternity Services Data set Outcomes for children looked after by LAs: 31 March 2017 (Department for Education) A range of outcome measures at national and local authority level for children looked after continuously for at least 12 months. The outcome measures cover: educational attainment (at key stage 1, key stage 2 and key stage 4), special educational needs, absence from school and exclusions from school.
The full versions of some of these resources may only be available with a paid subscription. Contact your local library service or Athens account administrator to see if you are able to access them through your organisation. Preconception health series (The Lancet) This series of three papers highlights the importance and summarises the evidence of preconception health for future health and suggests context-specific interventions. It also calls for a social movement to achieve political engagement for health in this particular phase in life.
Response from the Royal College of Midwifes: Preconception diet and lifestyle is key for health of offspring
Response from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists RCOG statement in response to Lancet series on pre-conception health Effectiveness of universal self-regulation–based interventions in youth (JAMA Pediatrics) Importance: Childhood and adolescence self-regulation (SR) is gaining importance as a target of intervention because of mounting evidence of its positive associations with health, social and educational outcomes. Objective: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of rigorously evaluated interventions to improve self-regulation in children and adolescents. Attitudes towards and knowledge about Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and the HPV vaccination in parents of teenage boys in the UK (PLOS ONE) Background: The incidence of cancers attributable to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) that affect males is on the rise. Currently in the UK teenage boys are not vaccinated against HPV while teenage girls are. The rationale for not vaccinating boys is that vaccinating girls should provide herd immunity to boys, however this does not protect men who have sex with men or men who have sex with unvaccinated women. The issue of whether to vaccinate boys or not is a controversial one with considerable lobbying taking place to change the existing policy. On one side of the debate are financial considerations while on the other side health equality is important. One avenue that has not been presented is the parental perspective. The current study uses a self-report questionnaire to explore what parents of teenage boys know about HPV and the vaccine and whether they want the vaccine for their sons. Structural violence and marginalisation. The sexual and reproductive health experiences of separated young people on the move. A rapid review with relevance to the European humanitarian crisis (Public Health) Objective: To explore the main sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues for separated young migrants. Nuancing the role of social skills– a longitudinal study of early maternal psychological distress and adolescent depressive symptoms (BMC Pediatrics) Background: Social skills might play an important role for the relationship between maternal psychological distress and subsequent development of depressive symptoms. The majority perspective is that social skills is adaptive and protective, but there is a need to also highlight the potential maladaptive effect of social skills in some settings or for some sub groups. The current study examined the longitudinal interplay between maternal-reported psychological distress in early childhood (age 1.5), and offspring reports on social skills and depressive symptoms in early (age 12.5) and middle adolescence (age 14.5). Education and micronutrient deficiencies: an ecological study exploring interactions between women's schooling and children's micronutrient status (BMC Public Health) Background: Formal education can be a nutrition-sensitive intervention that supports the scale-up and impact of nutrition-specific actions. Maternal education has long been linked to child survival, growth, and development while adult earnings and nutrition are tied to years in school as a child. However, less is known about the relationship between maternal education and the micronutrient status of children, women and the general population. Vaccination status and needs of asylum-seeking children in Denmark: a retrospective data analysis (Public Health) Objectives: Asylum seekers to Europe may come from war-torn countries where health systems have broken down, and there is evidence that asylum-seeking children have low coverage of childhood vaccinations, as well as uptake of immunisations in host countries. Such gaps in immunisation have important implications for effective national vaccination programmes. How we approach vaccination in children and adults entering Western Europe, where as a group they face barriers to health services and screening, is a growing debate; however, there are limited data on the vaccination status of these hard-to-reach communities, and robust evidence is needed to inform immunisation strategies. The aim of this study was to explore the vaccination status and needs of asylum-seeking children and adolescents in Denmark. A school-based interdisciplinary approach to promote health and academic achievement among children in a deprived neighborhood: study protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation (BMC Public Health) Background: The large number of children that grow up in poverty is concerning, especially given the negative developmental outcomes that can persist into adulthood. Poverty has been found as a risk factor to negatively affect academic achievement and health outcomes in children. Interdisciplinary interventions can be an effective way to promote health and academic achievement. The present study aims to evaluate a school-based interdisciplinary approach on child health, poverty, and academic achievement using a mixed-method design. Generally taken, outcomes of this study increase the knowledge about effective ways to give disadvantaged children equal chances early in their lives. Lower vitamin D levels in Saudi pregnant women are associated with higher risk of developing GDM (BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth) Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has serious consequences such as increased risks of preeclampsia, macrosomia and cesarean delivery. Even though the mechanistic basis of GDM has not been completely understood, several risk factors have been identified and one of these is vitamin D. However, the link between vitamin D deficiency and development of GDM is yet to be proven with certainty. Examination of hospital, maternal, and infant characteristics associated with breastfeeding initiation and continuation among opioid-exposed mother-infant dyads (Breastfeeding Medicine) Objectives: Among opioid-exposed newborns, breastfeeding is associated with less severe withdrawal signs, yet breastfeeding rates remain low. This study determined the extent to which hospital, maternal, and infant characteristics are associated with breastfeeding initiation and continuation among opioid-exposed dyads. Housing: an under-explored influence on children's well-being and becoming (Child Indicators Research) Research on housing has tended to focus on adult outcomes, establishing relationships between housing and a number of aspects of health and well-being. Research exploring the influence of housing on children has been more limited, and has tended to focus on adult concerns around risk behaviours, behavioural problems and educational attainment. While these outcomes are important, they neglect the impact of housing on children's lives beyond these concerns. There are a number of reasons to believe that housing would play an important role in children's well-being more broadly. Family stress and strain models highlight how housing difficulties experienced by adults may have knock on effects for children, while Bronfenbrenner's ecological approach to human development emphasises the importance of children's experiences of their environments, of which the home is among the most important. This paper summarises the existing evidence around housing and child outcomes, predominantly educational and behavioural outcomes, and argues for the extension of this work to consider the impact of housing on children's lives more broadly, especially their subjective well-being. Socioeconomic multi-domain health inequalities in Dutch primary school children (European Journal of Public Health) Background: This study assesses socio-economic health inequalities (SEHI) over primary school-age (4- to 12-years old) across 13 outcomes (i.e. body-mass index [BMI], handgrip strength, cardiovascular fitness, current physical conditions, moderate to vigorous physical activity, sleep duration, daily fruit and vegetable consumption, daily breakfast, exposure to smoking, mental strengths and difficulties, self-efficacy, school absenteeism and learning disabilities), covering four health domains (i.e. physical health, health behaviour, mental health and academic health). The obesogenic environment around elementary schools: food and beverage marketing to children in two Mexican cities (BMC Public Health) Background: Unhealthy environments and food advertisements are major determinants of childhood obesity. Recent regulation has banned unhealthy foods from schools in Mexico. However, currently there is no regulation limiting exposure to food marketing around schools. Thus, the study's objective was to analyze the characteristics of food advertising practices around 60 elementary schools in two cities and to evaluate compliance with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recommendations and the local food industry self-regulatory marketing code. Examining the challenges posed to parents by the contemporary screen environments of children: a qualitative investigation (BMC Pediatrics) Background: The ubiquity of technology in modern society has led to the American Academy of Pediatrics adapting their screen-viewing (SV) recommendations for children. The revised guidelines encourage families to identify an appropriate balance between SV and other activities. The aims of this study were to explore parents' views of their child's SV time and how important it is for families to achieve a 'digital balance'. Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood and adolescent body-mass index, weight, and height from 1953 to 2015: an analysis of four longitudinal, observational, British birth cohort studies (The Lancet Public Health) Background: Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood body-mass index (BMI) have been documented in high-income countries; however, uncertainty exists with regard to how they have changed over time, how inequalities in the composite parts (ie, weight and height) of BMI have changed, and whether inequalities differ in magnitude across the outcome distribution. Therefore, researchers aimed to investigate how socioeconomic inequalities in childhood and adolescent weight, height, and BMI have changed over time in Britain. The home electronic media environment and parental safety concerns: relationships with outdoor time after school and over the weekend among 9–11 year old children (BMC Public Health) Background: Time spent outdoors is associated with higher physical activity levels among children, yet it may be threatened by parental safety concerns and the attraction of indoor sedentary pursuits. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between these factors and outdoor time during children's discretionary periods (i.e., after school and over the weekend). Association of dairy intake with weight change in adolescents undergoing obesity treatment (Journal of Public Health) Background: The role of dairy products in obesity treatment for adolescents is unclear. The study purpose was to assess the association between dairy intake and changes in BMI z-score (zBMI) during adolescent obesity treatment. A comparative analysis of psychological trauma experienced by children and young adults in two scenarios: evacuation after a natural disaster vs forced migration to escape armed conflict (Public Health) Objectives: Little is known about the psychological trauma experienced by children and young adults (CYAs) following displacement after natural disasters vs migration from conflict zones. In both instances, the decision to leave is usually cast by the family, and the life of CYAs is suddenly disrupted by external circumstances. The importance of environment: Neighborhood characteristics and parent perceptions of child health (Journal of Child Health Care) Background: Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use acknowledges the importance of community and environment in how individuals utilize health-care services. This article questions whether and how environment influences perceptions of health, specifically parents' perceptions of their children's health. Based on data from the 2011–2012 US National Survey of Children's Health, this study investigates how parents' views of their neighborhoods (such as safety, social support, amenities, and detracting elements) shape perceptions of their child's health. Furthermore, the analysis considers how these relationships are similar or different for minority populations. Is recreational running associated with earlier delivery and lower birth weight in women who continue to run during pregnancy? An international retrospective cohort study of running habits of 1293 female runners during pregnancy (BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine) Background: Increasingly, women of reproductive age participate in recreational running, but its impact on pregnancy outcome is unknown. This study investigated whether running affects gestational age at delivery and birth weight as indicators of cervical integrity and placental function, respectively.
Tommy's response to this study and advice on running in pregnancy can be found here. The complexities of contagion: The experience of social isolation among children and youth living with cystic fibrosis in Canada (Journal of Child Health Care) Background: While cross-respiratory infection guidelines reduce the risk of infection, this may have deleterious impacts on the socialization skills of young people living with cystic fibrosis (CF). The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of social isolation among young Canadians with CF, as well as how they navigate these complex contamination restrictions. Transition from paediatric to adult healthcare for young people with cystic fibrosis: Parents' information needs (Journal of Child Health Care) Background: Parents of young people with cystic fibrosis (YPWCF) play an important role during the transition from paediatric to adult health services. There is limited evidence on parental information needs and the extent to which they are met. Migrant children within Europe: a systematic review of children's perspectives on their health experiences (Public Health) Objectives: To review the extant literature to explore what is known about children's own perspectives on their health experiences, focussing on children and young people who have migrated into, and within, Europe. How adolescent health influences education and employment: investigating longitudinal associations and mechanisms (Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health) Background: Education is recognised as a strong determinant of health. Yet there is increasing concern that health in adolescence may also influence educational attainments and future life chances. The study examined associations between health in early adolescence and subsequent academic and employment outcomes, exploring potential mediators of these relationships to inform intervention strategies. Health-related internet use by children and adolescents: systematic review (Journal of Medical Internet Research) Background: The internet is widely used by children and adolescents, who generally have a high level of competency with technology. Thus, the internet has become a great resource for supporting youth self-care and health-related services. However, few studies have explored adolescents' internet use for health-related matters. Objective: The objective of this systematic literature review was to examine the phenomenon of children and adolescents' health-related internet use and to identify gaps in the research. Association between breastfeeding and childhood breathing patterns: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Breastfeeding Medicine) Objectives: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the association between breastfeeding and breathing patterns in children. Chosen name use is linked to reduced depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and suicidal behavior among transgender youth (Journal of Adolescent Health) Purpose: This study aimed to examine the relation between chosen name use, as a proxy for youths' gender affirmation in various contexts, and mental health among transgender youth Home education: call for evidence and revised DfE guidance (Department for Education) This consultation has two parts. First, it is a call for evidence on issues connected with elective home education, in particular: registration of children educated at home; monitoring of home education provision; and support for home-educating families. Secondly, it seeks comment on draft versions of two DfE guidance documents about elective home education, one designed for local authorities and one for parents. The consultation closes on 2 July 2018. The online survey can be accessed here.
The Department for Education announced a package of measures to help make sure children receive the best possible education either at home or outside of school on 10 April. See Measures to deliver quality education across all settings. Consultation on joint working between substance misuse and children's services: Revised guidance by Public Health England (Public Health England) PHE's Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco Directorate have commissioned TONIC to consult with relevant stakeholders working in substance misuse (drug and alcohol) services as well as children and families services to understand and further joint working between these two agencies in local areas. In 2013, PHE published a document that supports local authorities in their development of local joint protocols between drug and alcohol services and children and family services. This short survey is one part of the consultation approach. It aims understand the extent to which the 2013 guidance is being used, what is most useful in it, how you perceive the document can be improved and which parts needs to be strengthened and added to.
The survey closes on 27 April 2018 and is available here. PHE would encourage commissioners and practitioners in drug and alcohol treatment services to participate. Through the survey there is also an opportunity to submit examples of good practice or to volunteer to take part in the second phase of the consultation. PHE would also like to encourage alcohol and drug treatment commissioners to forward these details to their colleagues in children and family services for their input. Your views are needed: Smoking in pregnancy – A public health nursing approach (Institute of Health Visiting) Improving Performance in Practice (iPiP) is working in collaboration with Public Health England (PHE) to review the role of health visiting and practice nursing in smoking in pregnancy and to develop tools to support their work. To assist the team in understanding the situation, identifying current practice and to inform the development of training and learning resources, they have developed a survey for health visitors and would like to gather information on what you currently offer in your clinical practice area and what you believe would support you to work effectively and confidently with women and their families. Survey closing date: Friday 13 April 2018 Go to Smoking in Pregnancy survey for HVs Surveys on childcare and early years in England (Department for Education) This consultation seeks user perspectives on 2 surveys released as official statistics on childcare and early years provision in England. The consultation closes on 18 May 2018. The Department for Education are seeking user perspectives on the childcare and early years survey of parents, which provides information on parents with children aged 0 to 14 in England. It covers parents' and their children's use of childcare and early years provision, and their views and experiences. DfE are also seeking views on the survey of childcare and early years providers, which collects information on the main characteristics of childcare and early years providers in England.
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