Expanding the health visitor's role to include the 6–8 week assessment

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Journal of Health VisitingVol. 1, No. 12 ProfessionalExpanding the health visitor's role to include the 6–8 week assessmentRajeev GuptaRajeev GuptaSearch for more papers by this authorRajeev GuptaPublished Online:20 Jan 2014https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2013.1.12.712AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View articleReferencesCoster S, Redfern S, Wilson-Barnett J, Evans A, Peccei R, Guest D (2006) Impact of the role of nurse, midwife and health visitor consultant. J Adv Nurs 55(3): 352–63. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03910.x Crossref, Google ScholarDavies C (1988) The Health Visitor as Mother's Friend: A Woman's place in public health, 1900–14. Soc Hist Med 1(1): 39–59. doi:https://doi.org/ 10.1093/shm/1.1.39 Crossref, Google ScholarDepartment of Health (2009) Healthy Child Programme: Pregnancy and the first five years of life. Department of Health, London Google ScholarDepartment of Health (2011) Health Visitor Implementation Plan 2011–2015: A Call to Action. Department of Health, London Google ScholarDrennan VM, Goodman C (2011) Sustaining innovation in the health care workforce: A case study of community nurse consultant posts in England. BMC Health Serv Res 11: 200. doi:https://doi.org/ 10.1186/1472-6963-11-200 Crossref, Google ScholarDrennan VM, Porter EM, Grant RL (2013) Graduates from dual qualification courses, registered nurse and health visitor: a career history study. Nurse Educ Today 33(8): 925–30. doi:https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.08.001 Crossref, Google ScholarGupta R (2013) 6–8 weeks baby check: Training health visitors and practice nurses. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Surrey Google ScholarHall D, Elliman D (2006) Health for all children. 4th edn. Oxford University Press, Oxford Crossref, Google ScholarLowe R (2007) Facing the Future: A review of the role of health visitors. Department of Health, London Google ScholarMorrell CJ, Slade P, Warner R et al. (2009) Clinical effectiveness of health visitor training in psychologically informed approaches for depression in postnatal women: pragmatic cluster randomised trial in primary care. BMJ 338:a3045. doi:https://doi.org/ 10.1136/bmj.a3045 Crossref, Google ScholarNewson L (2011) The Basics—The six-to-eight week baby check. http://tinyurl.com/nhwnqwb (accessed 14 November 2013) Google ScholarNursing and Midwifery Council (2008) The code: Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives. Nursing and Midwifery Council, London Google ScholarRedsell SA, Swift JA, Nathan D, Siriwardena AN, Atkinson P, Glazebrook C (2012) UK health visitors’ role in identifying and intervening with infants at risk of developing obesity. Matern Child Nutr 9(3): 396–408. doi:https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00427.x. Crossref, Google ScholarRussell A (2013) A lecturer–practitioner's contribution to the Health Visitor Implementation Plan in East London. Community Pract 86(8): 29–31 Google ScholarUK National Screening Committee (2008) Newborn and Infant Physical Examination: Standards and Competencies. UK National Screening Committee, London Google ScholarWright CM, Callum J, Birks E, Jarvis S (1998) Effect of community based management in failure to thrive: randomised controlled trial. BMJ 317(7158): 571–4 Crossref, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byA project to improve the way in which complementary feeding advice is issued to familiesEmma Kelly20 September 2017 | Journal of Health Visiting, Vol. 5, No. 9 1 December 2013Volume 1Issue 12ISSN (print): 2050-8719ISSN (online): 2052-2908 Metrics History Published online 20 January 2014 Published in print 1 December 2013 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download