The Scottish Child Health Programme: Guidance on the 27-30 month child health review
Guidance on the core issues which should be addressed and recorded at the 27-30 month review, and standardised methods of assessment to ensure consistency of practice across Scotland.
Appendix 4: Evidence summaries for practitioners
Core issue covered in the review |
Evidence resources |
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General |
Maternal and early years website Modernising Nursing in the Community children and young people evidence base site including series of evidence reviews on relevant topics being undertaken by Health Scotland for the MNiC programme NHS e-learning resource developed for the English Healthy Child Programme Scottish Government literature review on the effectiveness of interventions to address inequalities in the early years Children in Scotland Early Years Briefings Scottish Government literature review on communication support needs |
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How I grow and develop |
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Child development |
NHS Health Scotland MNiC Evidence summary: public health interventions to support mental health improvement Solihull approach Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHR&P) review of interventions for promoting early child development for health |
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Child nutrition and growth |
Nutrition and healthy eating |
NHS Health Scotland MNiC Evidence summary: public health interventions to promote maternal and child nutrition Maternal and Infant Nutrition: a Framework for Action and supporting evidence documents NHS Health Scotland Scottish Perspectives / Briefings on NICE guidance. Maternal and child nutrition NHS Health Scotland. Vitamin D professional leaflet (2010) |
Physical activity |
NHS Health Scotland MNiC Evidence briefing on physical activity forthcoming NHS Health Scotland Scottish Perspectives / Briefings on NICE guidance. Promoting physical activity for children and young people |
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Growth |
NHS Health Scotland MNiC Evidence briefing on obesity forthcoming National Obesity Observatory resources especially Tackling obesity through the Healthy Child Programme SIGN 69 superseded by SIGN 115. Management of obesity. Cochrane systematic review on interventions for preventing obesity59. Cochrane systematic review on interventions for treating obesity in children57 |
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Child physical health |
Immunisation
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NHS Health Scotland MNiC Evidence briefing on immunisation forthcoming NICE guidance on Reducing differences in uptake of immunisations in those <19years |
Dental health |
NHS Health Scotland MNiC Evidence briefing on dental health forthcoming SIGN 83. Prevention and management of dental decay in the pre-school child Cochrane systematic review on fluoride varnishing107 |
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Unintentional injuries |
NHS Health Scotland MNiC Evidence summary: public health interventions to prevent unintentional injuries among the under 15s NHS Health Scotland Scottish Perspectives / Briefings on NICE guidance. Strategies to prevent unintentional injuries among under 15s and Preventing unintentional injuries in the home among children and young people aged under 15: home safety assessments and providing safety equipment 2007 multiagency Child Safety Strategy for Scotland |
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What I need from people who look after me |
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Parenting and family relationships |
NHS Health Scotland MNiC Evidence briefing on parenting forthcoming Department of Health review on health led parenting interventions in pregnancy and early years NHS Health Scotland briefing on attachment NHS Health Scotland MNiC Evidence briefing on domestic abuse forthcoming Scottish Government national gender based violence and health programme booklet What every health worker needs to know about domestic abuse |
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Parental health
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Parental smoking |
NHS Health Scotland MNiC Evidence summary: public health interventions to support smoking cessation and prevention of uptake NHS Health Scotland & ASH Scotland. A guide to smoking cessation in Scotland 2010. Contains three documents: Helping a smoker to stop smoking; Brief interventions; Planning and providing specialist smoking cessation services; and a Brief interventions flowchart NHS Health Scotland. Literature review: Second-hand smoke prevention. REFRESH literature review on effective interventions to reduce children's exposure to SHS in the home Cochrane review on reducing child exposure to second hand smoke111 NICE guidance on brief interventions and referral for smoking cessation NICE guidance on smoking cessation services NICE guidance on quitting smoking in pregnancy and following childbirth |
Parental alcohol or drug misuse |
NHS Health Scotland MNiC Evidence briefing on substance misuse (drugs and alcohol) forthcoming Scottish Government research report on parental substance misuse NICE guidance on alcohol use disorders: diagnosis, assessment and management of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence (CG115). NICE guidance on Alcohol use disorders: preventing harmful drinking (PH24). SIGN 74. The management of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence in primary care. A national clinical guideline |
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My wider world |
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Home learning environment |
Play opportunities |
Family and Parenting institute 2009. Early home learning matters: A brief guide for practitioners. |
Other |
Community assets and assets based approach |
NHS Health Scotland MNiC Evidence briefing on community assets/capacity building forthcoming Briefing on asset based approaches to health improvement Education Scotland. Community learning and development. |
Looked after and accommodated children |
NHS Health Scotland MNiC Evidence briefing on looked after and accommodated children and young people forthcoming |
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