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Welsh government launches Healthy Child Wales programme (28 September 2016)

Date: 28/09/2016
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, Welsh government launches Healthy Child Wales programme

The Welsh government has announced the launch of a universal child health programme.

Healthy Child Wales is a programme that will ensure every child up to the age of seven receives consistent and universal health services in Wales.

Healthy Child Wales will establish a universal health programme for all families with children aged 0-7 years, to include a consistent range of evidence-based preventative and early intervention measures, such as screening and developmental checks.

The programme will also provide advice and guidance to support parenting and healthy lifestyle choices. At its core, Healthy Child Wales sets out the planned contacts children and their families can expect from their health boards – from the maternity service handover to the first years of schooling.

The universal contacts cover three areas of intervention – screening, immunisation, and monitoring and supporting child development.

The programme was launched by Minister for Social Services and Public Health Rebecca Evans.

The Minister announced the start of the programme at an event to celebrate health visitors at the Swalec Stadium, Cardiff on Monday (26/09/16) – from 1 October, all Welsh health boards will begin implementing the programme.

Rebecca Evans said:

“The Welsh government is committed to addressing health inequalities and adverse childhood experiences.

“Healthy Child Wales will help us to do this and tackle the significant challenge that child poverty has on delivering improved health outcomes.

“Healthy Child Wales – which has been a collaborative service-led programme – has given us the opportunity to reassess health services for children and use the latest evidence to develop an agreed all Wales approach to monitoring and supporting child development.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the health professionals who have contributed to the development of Healthy Child Wales.”

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