Public Health Healthy Child Programme - 0-19 Public Health Nursing

Provision of Public Health Healthy Child Programme - 0-19 Public Health Nursing service.

The Council intends to enter into an agreement to provide the Public Health Healthy Child Programme - 0-19 Public Health Nursing for the period of 3 years with option to extend for 2 years subject to performance and budgetary approval.

7999890GBP per annum, Total 39999450GBP over 5 years

These services contribute to improving child health and wellbeing through early identification of issues by offering support across their level of identified need.

These services contribute to the Drug strategy - achieving a generational shift in the demand for drugs.

Service comprises of: Health visiting (statutory ante-natal and post-natal visits up to the child's age of 3); Specialist health visiting (asylum seeking and teenage pregnancies). School nursing - prevention in general schools and tackling risky behaviour (self-harm, etc). Young Person's substance misuse up to age 21 and 25 where there is a SEND case; Linkages across maternity and midwifery; Enhancing Family success (violence prevention programme); National child weight management programme; Child obesity strategy delivery; Vision screening and Oral health programmes; Delivery of the national healthy child and best start in life programmes.