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Universal Health Visiting Pathway evaluation - phase 1: main report - primary research with health visitors and parents and case note review
The Universal Health Visiting Pathway was introduced in Scotland in 2015 to refocus the approach to health visiting. This is the first report of 4 that provides findings of the National Evaluation of Health Visiting. It focuses on primary research with health visitors and parents and case note review.
Appendix 8 The range of Concerns identified in relation to the age of the baby/child
| Closest assessment where known (otherwise age in brackets) | Weeks of age | |
|---|---|---|
| First Newborn HV Home Visit | 2 | Born with a long term condition |
| Impact of maternal depression | ||
| Minor illness | ||
| Impact of Mum's mental health | ||
| Physical health | ||
| Poor weight gain and medical condition | ||
| Tongue-tie | ||
| Routine Home Visits | 4 | Housing conditions |
| 5 | Poor weight gain | |
| 6 – 8 week Review | 6 | Child on Child Protection Register |
| Concern re gross motor development | ||
| Physical health | ||
| Physical health | ||
| 7 | Concern re growth | |
| Physical health | ||
| 8 | Admitted to hospital | |
| Physical health | ||
| 9 | Poor growth | |
| 10 | Idiopathic scrotal oedema | |
| 3 month Review | 14 | Home environment |
| 4 month Review | 23 | Formula feeding |
| 24 | Feeding and specialist milk provision | |
| 8 month Review | 34 | Lack of warm clothing |
| 35 | Cognitive development | |
| 37 | Baby not sleeping | |
| Impact of domestic abuse | ||
| 38 | Poor growth | |
| 39 | Impact of domestic abuse | |
| 41 | Physical development delay | |
| Poor growth | ||
| 42 | Speech Language and Communication delay | |
| 49 | Multiple infections | |
| 13 – 15 month Review | 51 | Impact of parental substance misuse |
54 54 |
Emotional and physical neglect | |
| Night terrors | ||
| 55 | Cognitive development | |
| 57 | Physical health | |
| 59 | Physical health | |
61 61 61 |
Cognitive development | |
| Vision concerns | ||
| Weight - for review | ||
| 62 | Walking issue | |
| 64 | Development delay | |
| (18 months) | 76 | Development delay |
| (21 months) | 91 | Concerns re safety |
| (21 months) | 94 | Concerns re safety |
| (25 months) | 109 | Audiology concerns |
| Speech Language and Communication delay | ||
| 111 | Concerns re safety | |
| 27 – 30 month Review | 118 | Speech Language and Communication delay |
| 121 | Not walking | |
| Speech Language and Communication delay | ||
| Vision need | ||
| 128 | Speech Language and Communication delay | |
| 129 | Poor gait | |
| (36 months) | 157 | Speech Language and Communication delay |
| (42 months) | 182 | Child behaviour |
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