Introduction to Health Visiting Services
Health Visiting Service and contact details

Face to face contact to introduce Health Visiting Service and to begin to develop and build therapeutic relationship with mother/family.

Engage with family following birth
Assessment and initiation of Getting it Right for Every Child ( GIRFEC) and identification of child/family strengths and health/mental health and wellbeing needs and provisional HPI
Engage and share public health information and guidance to promote positive attachment and health and wellbeing
Physical developmental check of the baby
Introduce immunisation and developmental assessment schedule
Advice on sources of community support
Agree future plan of care with parents/carers

Continued Getting it Right for Every Child ( GIRFEC) assessment process and identification of child/family health strengths and wellbeing needs.
Build on and strengthen therapeutic relationship between practitioner and mother/father/ family
Engage and share public health information and guidance to promote positive attachment and health and wellbeing
Observe/ discuss developmental progress of infant

Discuss and enquire about depressive symptoms and complete the Edinburgh Post Natal Depression Scale (EPDS)
Engage and share public health information and guidance to promote positive attachment and health and wellbeing
Agree plan of ongoing care

Continuous assessment and identification of child/family health/mental health and wellbeing needs
Engage and share public health information and guidance to promote positive attachment and health and wellbeing
Continue to observe child’s developmental progress

Engage and share public health information and guidance to promote positive attachment and health and wellbeing
Continue to observe child’s developmental progress
Advise on sources of community support
Introduce the subject of weaning and highlight importance of delaying introducing solids until around 6 months.

Continue to observe child’s developmental progress and undertake additional interventions as required e.g. advice; referral
Signpost to local Community Services
Agree future plan of care

Assessment should include: quality of parent – child relationship and mental health of the principal carer
Engage and share public health information and guidance to promote positive attachment and health and wellbeing
Undertake developmental and wellbeing review
Advise on local services for children and families
Review immunisation status and prompt attendance where required

Assessment should include: quality of parent – child relationship and mental health of the principal carer
Engage and share public health information and guidance to promote positive attachment and health and wellbeing
Undertake developmental and wellbeing review
Advise on local services for children and families
Review immunisation status and prompt attendance where required

Undertake pre-school review
Engage and share public health information and guidance to promote positive attachment and health and wellbeing
Arrange discussion/meeting with School Nurse for children with an Health Plan Indicator of additional