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Briefing paper for Professionals

Update of NHS Health Scotland Early Years & Childcare Publications for Parents & Professionals

September 2012 Purpose This briefing paper provides an overview on the latest updates to NHS Health Scotland publications for parents and professionals within the area of early years and childcare. Up-to-date information on new resources and details of how to order and request translations and alternative formats is provided. 1. NHS Health Scotland Resource Provision From the 1st March 2012 all NHS Health Scotland resources are free of charge to local NHS Health Boards. Please note RSB! RST! and Off To A Good Start have been available to health boards free of charge for the past year. Providing all our resources free will improve efficiencies in ordering and distribution and increase our ability to reach our audience through a person-centered approach. For full details about all NHS Health Scotland publications (e.g. including child healthy weight, screening and immunisation, tobacco, oral health, physical activity and more) see http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/5075.aspx 2. Early Years and Families Resource Provision The ‘Early Years Information Pathway’ is a key resource for Early Years Professionals providing information from a national perspective provided to parents in line with HALL 4 Guidance (1). The Information Pathway covers pre-conception, pregnancy, infancy, toddler, and the pre-school period up to the age of five. This resource is being updated to incorporate new resources and the re-introduction of the 24-30 month review (2). This will be available in winter 2012. For further details of early years information for professionals see the Maternal and Early Years website www.maternal-and-early-years.gov.uk/ 3. Effective Communication NHS Health Scotland is committed to supporting the implementation of the Quality Strategy and Getting it Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) (3-4). In line with these policies, putting the child at the centre and delivering person-centered care is a priority for all professionals working with parents and their children. Therefore, it is important to recognize that the provision of information is only one aspect of providing person-centered care. Information needs to be viewed within a wider context of ongoing, flexible support that meets the needs of families.


3.1 Translations and alternative Formats NHS Health Scotland is committed to providing accessible and inclusive resources and your role is crucial in supporting effective communication including access to translations and alternative formats for parents and carers (5-8). NHS Health Scotland is happy to consider requests for translations and alternative languages and formats. Early years professionals have a key role to play in supporting access to these resources for families and it is important that staff utilize and request these services. What you need to do:

Request translations and alternative formats directly by calling 0131 536 5500 or email [email protected]

NHS Health Scotland will be happy to consider:

• requests for translations in alternative languages (including British Sign Language) and formats

• requests for alternative formats including Audio, Braille, Large Print

NHS Health Scotland will continue to:

• make explicit which materials are available in which formats/languages and will use graphical icons to help us do this

• make translations/ alternative formats available electronically through www.healthscotland.com.

• print out individual copies of translations on request. 3.2 How to order our publications

Please contact our publications team by calling 0131 536 5500 or email [email protected]

4. Publications for Parents An outline of our current resource provision for parents is listed below:


Title Current status Provision Alternative

Formats Contact* (see back page)

Ready Steady Baby! revised edition

Revised edition completed December 2011. RSB! will be completely overhauled during 2012-2014 taking account recent policies/ research/guidance. A strategic group will be set up to take forward this work. See also online version www.readysteadybaby.org

See also Smartphone version (to be launched in November 2012).

Scan the Quick Response (QR) code with your Smartphone QR scanner* to find out how to get the free app or go to www.readysteadybaby.org.uk to find out more. * QR scanners are available to download to your Smartphone for free from most app stores

Universal for all parents

Available in Polish, Arabic and Urdu. RSB in Russian for the following sections: (sudden infant death syndrome, childhood Immunisations, postnatal depression and weaning sections only) RSB in Chinese for the following sections: (signs and stages of labour only) to be available in Autumn 2012. RSB in audio will also be available in the Autumn 2012.

Laura Hunter & Kerry McKenzie


Ready Steady Toddler!

A reprint is planned for completion during 2012. The launch of the Scottish Government Parenting Strategy will inform future decisions in the longer term on this key resource for parents. See also www.readysteadytoddler.org


Available in Polish

Ruth Chesser

My Pregnancy, My Choice (2010)

Easy-read equivalent of Ready Steady Baby! (first section) New updated edition published in 2010. See section 3.2 on how to order direct from NHS Health Scotland. www.change-people.co.uk

Targeted This resource is Easy Read

Laura Hunter

You and Your Baby 0-1 years

Easy-read equivalent of Ready Steady Baby! (second section). Revision ongoing will be available March/April 2012. See section 3.2 on how to order direct from NHS Health Scotland. www.change-people.co.uk

Targeted

This resource is Easy Read

Laura Hunter

Folic Acid (z-card) (2012)

Updated version completed in 2012 http://www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/17032-FolicAcidBeforeAndDuringPregnancy.pdf


Fiona Bayne


Formula Feeding: how to feed your baby safely (2011)

New publication launched October 2011 and has been updated in Summer 2012. Distribution is fixed via the Scottish Infant Feeding Advisors Network to ensure this resource is not routinely available for pregnant women and to ensure compliance with UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative. http://www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/17034-FormulaFeeding.pdf

Targeted Fiona Bayne

Off to a Good Start (reprinted 2011)

Update completed summer 2012. Full review to be undertaken later in 2012/13. Scottish Infant Feeding Advisors Network representatives and UNICEF will contribute to the advisory group informing this review. http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/120.aspx


Available in Chinese, Arabic and Polish. This resource will be available in Audio in Autumn 2012.

Fiona Bayne

Breastfeeding and Returning to Work (2012)

Updated version completed in 2012 http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/1571.aspx


Available in Polish

Fiona Bayne

From Bump to Breastfeeding DVD (2008)

This DVD is free to all pregnant women in Scotland, and should be given out primarily by midwives during antenatal care. Contact your local health promotion department which has a supply of the DVDs obtained free of charge from NHS Health Scotland. For any further enquiries, please contact


The DVD can be viewed in English, with subtitled English, British Sign Language, Urdu, Bengali, Somali and Polish options.

Fiona Bayne


[email protected].

Selected clips also available online on www.readysteadybaby.org.uk in the Feeding your Baby section of First Days Together

Fun, First Foods – An easy guide to introducing solid food (2012)

Revised edition completed in 2012. http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/303.aspx


This resource is available in Polish, Chinese, Urdu, Arabic and Portuguese.

Fiona Bayne

Vitamin D and you (2011) – Public Leaflet

Launched in 2011 along with a professional leaflet (see below) http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0038/00386785.pdf


Fiona Bayne

Good Egg Guide (Child Safety) (revised edition 2011)

Updated October 2011 with contribution from specialist child safety group. Update for 2012/2013 now underway. http://www.inhomechildsafety.co.uk/the-in-home-guide


Kat Hasler


Headlice: information for parents (reprinted 2011)

Updated Summer 2012 with contribution from a multi-agency specialist group. To be revised annually with contribution from this specialist group. http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/25.aspx


Laura Hunter

Young Parents Survival Guide (2010)

Under review in 2012. Targeted Laura Hunter

play@home Baby Book (2012)

play@home Baby Book for children from birth to one year has now been revised and updated including a new design and photographs replacing the illustrations. play@home information leaflet: http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/4935.aspx


Irene Miller

play@home Toddler Book (2012)

play@home Toddler Book for children from one to three years has also been revised and updated. The illustrations have been replaced with attractive photographic images and the text has been plain-English checked. play@home information leaflet: http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/4935.aspx


Available in Polish & Gaelic

Irene Miller


Play@home Preschool Book (2012)

play@home Pre-school Book for children from three to five years has also been revised and updated. The illustrations have been replaced with attractive photographic images and the text has been plain-English checked. play@home information leaflet: http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/4935.aspx

Universal

Irene Miller

Children learn what they live poster (2008)

Popular and colourful poster gives gentle advice on bringing up children http://www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/8693

Universal

Laura Hunter

5.0 Resources for Professionals Current status For further

information please contact*

Maternal and Early Years Website (2010)

Launched in 2010/11. Further revision required to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of the National Early Years Network and other early years professionals Includes a monthly e-newsletter which is being revised to make it more interactive and user-friendly. Sign up at http://www.maternal-and-early-years.org.uk/mail-subscriber www.maternal-and-early-years.gov.uk/

Ruth Chesser

Early Years A guide for early years professionals to Kerry McKenzie


Information Pathway

resources used with parents from pre-conception until the child is 8. Under review – available winter 2012 Will be updated in light of the Scottish Women-Held Maternity Record and Modernising Nursing in the Community.

Scottish Antenatal Parent Education Syllabus (2011)

http://www.maternal-and-early-years.org.uk/the-scottish-antenatal-education-pack

Kat Hasler

Scottish Antenatal Parent Education Syllabus – Briefing Paper for Professionals (2011)

A briefing paper for professionals and links to the parent education core syllabus http://www.maternal-and-early-years.org.uk/the-scottish-antenatal-education-pack

Kat Hasler


Fun, First Foods Briefing Paper (2010)

A guide for all professionals who may, during the course of their work, deliver advice to parents on complementary feeding http://www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/13480-FunFirstFoods_BriefingPaper.pdf

Laura Hunter

CHANGE Resources for parents with learning disabilities (2011)

A guide for all professionals developed in partnership with People First providing information on the evaluation of the CHANGE resources for parents with learning disabilities and details of how professionals access these resources.

Laura Hunter

Adventures in Foodland & Early Years Nutritional Guidance (these will be combined)

Both resources are under review. Please note the weaning information in Adventures in Foodland is out of date. Please refer to the NHS Health Scotland publication Fun First Foods until the new version is published in 2013. The Nutritional Guidance for Early Years, currently published by the Scottish Government, is also under review and will be expanded to cover from birth to five years.

Fiona Bayne


Vitamin D Professional Leaflet (2010)

Launched in 2010 along with a public facing leaflet (see above) http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/5273.aspx

Fiona Bayne

Exploration of the Information Support Needs of Parents (fathers, parents with literacy and numeracy issues and young parents) (2012)

The aim of this qualitative research project was to explore the information support experiences, needs and preferences of selected groups of parents with young children, especially very young children, living in Scotland. The scope of the work included how parents obtain information and support in relation to both parenting, in general, and child health issues, in particular. The aim of this qualitative research project was to explore the information support experiences, needs and preferences of selected groups of parents with young children, especially very young children, living in Scotland. The scope of the work included how parents obtain information and support in relation to both parenting, in general, and child health issues, in particular http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/5948.aspx

Kate Woodman

Health and Parenting Information: Meeting the Needs of All Parents (2011)

The research presents the views of professional staff in organisations working with and supporting parents-to-be and parents of children in the early years (from pregnancy to age eight). It focuses primarily on the information to support child health and parenting.

www.healthscotland.com/.../14027Healthandparentinginformation.pdf

Kate Woodman


Attachment Briefing for Professionals (2012)

Launched in 2012. The information is relevant to staff working at all levels working with children and families to inform and increase understanding of the theory and practice of promoting secure attachment. http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/5755.aspx

Eileen Scott

Qualitative Evaluation of play@home (2012)

This evaluation report explores in what ways play@home has been embedded in local strategy to enhance the delivery of the programme to vulnerable families and the mechanisms used to develop this. http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/5845.aspx

Irene Miller

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of play@home (2011)

Full evaluation report of the finding of evaluation research to measure the effectiveness of play@home in meeting its programme outcomes for babies, toddler and pre-school age children. http://www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/[email protected]

Irene Miller

ScotPHO – Children & Young People Mental Health Indicators for Scotland – Final Briefing (2011)

This briefing paper provides a summary of the final output of the children and young people mental health indicators work, including the recommendations, the indicators, the measures and the associated data sources http://www.healthscotland.com/scotlands-health/population/mental-health-indicators/children.aspx

Rory Mitchell


Evidence Summaries

Evidence summaries for the following public health interventions are available in a suite of 4:

o to promote mental health improvement o pregnancy and complex social factors o maternal and child nutrition o smoking cessation

http://www.mnic.nes.scot.nhs.uk/children,-young-people-families/strengthening-leadership-team-working/evidence-base.aspx

Kate Woodman & Eileen Scott

ScotPHo Health & Wellbeing Profiles for Scotland Overview (also available as CHP & LA profiles) and Children and Young People Profiles

This is one of a set of 38 Health and Wellbeing Profiles for Scottish Community Health Partnerships (CHPs)*, published by the Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) collaboration and updating profiles previously published in 2008. Additional profiles focusing on the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Scotland are also available. All profiles are available on the ScotPHO website at www.scotpho.org.uk/profiles.

Rory Mitchell

Mentally healthy infants, children & young people: Principles for effective interventions - briefing paper for service managers and planners (2011)

This briefing paper is for service managers and planners whose work involves children and young people. http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/5522.aspx

Emma Lyon


References (1) Scottish Government (2005) Health For All Children 4: Guidance on Implementation in Scotland http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/04/15161325/13269 (2) Scottish Government (2011) A New Look at HALL 4 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/01/11133654/0 (3) Scottish Government (2010) Quality Strategy (4) Scottish Government (2010) Practice Briefings. Getting it Right for Every Child. (5) Scottish Government (2011) Principles of Inclusive Communication. An information and self-assessment tool for public authorities http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/357865/0120931.pdf (6) NHS Health Scotland Inclusive Communication Strategy http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/5893.aspx (7) NHS Health Scotland (2010) Strategy and Action Plan for Translation, Interpreting and Communication Support (TICS) for NHS Scotland (8) Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability (2009) Scottish Good Practice Guidelines for Supporting Parents with Learning Disabilities

http://www.scld.org.uk/library-publications/scottish-good-practice-guidelines- supporting-parents-with-learning-disabilities


For further information on any of these resources or the Early Years Programme activities please contact: Ali Macdonald Programme Manager [email protected] 0141 354 2965 07500854543 Laura Hunter Senior Health Improvement Programme Officer (Early Years, Children and Families) [email protected] 07717131227 Fiona Bayne Senior Health Improvement Programme Officer (Maternal & Infant Nutrition) [email protected] 07921473946 Kate Woodman Public Health Advisor – Efa [email protected] 0131 313 7593 07824 461612 Rory Mitchell Public Health Information Manager/ GPBH Information Strategy Leader [email protected] 0131 313 7584

Kerry McKenzie Programme Manager [email protected] 0141 354 2958 07500 226072

Kat Hasler Senior Health Improvement Programme Officer (Maternal & Child Health) [email protected] 07500 854564

Irene Miller Development Manager – Play@home [email protected] 077177240174

Eileen Scott Public Health Advisor – Efa [email protected] 0131 313 7593

Emma Lyon Health Improvement Programme Officer [email protected] 0131 313 7515

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