Publication - Research and analysis
Universal Health Visiting Pathway evaluation - phase 1: main report - primary research with health visitors and parents and case note review
The Universal Health Visiting Pathway was introduced in Scotland in 2015 to refocus the approach to health visiting. This is the first report of 4 that provides findings of the National Evaluation of Health Visiting. It focuses on primary research with health visitors and parents and case note review.
Appendix 7 Reasons for, and timings of, extra health visitor home visits
Reasons for, and timings of, extra health visitor home visits, over and above the Pathway visits, from within all Boards
6 – 8 weeks
- Child Protection Meeting
- Family support
- Formula feeding and colic x 3
- Maternal depression
- Support to parents x 2
3 & 4 months
- Concern baby/mother interaction
- New HV First Contact to kinship carers
- Slow weight gain
- Support to parents
8 months
- Maternal mental health -x 2
- Sleep issues x 2
- Support to parents
- Weaning x 3
Between 13 - 15 & 27 - 30 months
- Feeding
- Financial support x 2
- Maternal Mental Health x 2
- Support following partner incarceration
- Support to foster carers
- Support to parents
- Support with a medical condition x 10
- Visit to new sibling
- Weight
Between 6-8 weeks and 3&4 months
- Breastfeeding support
- CP Meeting
- Feeding concern
- Following telephone call from Police re Event
- Formula feeding and colic
- Maternal mental health x 3
- Review development
- Slow weight gain x 2
- Support to parents x 2
Between 3&4 months and 8 months
- Child Health concern
- Domestic Abuse
- First HV contact with Foster Carer
- Formula for CM allergy x 4
- Joint visit with EYSW
- Looked After Child Health Assessment
- Maternal mental health x 3
- Mum concerned re sleep
- First Contact to parents as changed GP Practice
- Review of Baby's development
- Review of Maternal Mental Health
- Support to kinship carers x 2
- Support to parents x 8
- Weaning x 2
13 – 15 months
- Children's Clothes; Financial Support
- Child's development x 2
- Feeding/diet
- Following Domestic Abuse Report
- Following police report
- Joint visit to introduce new HV
- Maternal Mental Health
- Support to foster carers
- Support to parents
27 – 30 months
- Child Behaviour
- Child development
- Grandparents concerned re development
- Speech, Language and Communication x 2
- Tonsillitis
- Visit to new sibling
Between 27 - 30 months and 4-5 years
- Child development
- Physical health
- Support to parents
- Toilet training
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