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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 10 Amount of information or advice given by health visitor on topic
| Item | A great deal | A fair amount | Some | Not very much | Nothing at all | Offered, but not taken up | Don’t know |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading to your child | 24% | 28% | 19% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 1% |
| Keeping your child safe | 22% | 26% | 18% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 2% |
| Options for feeding your child in the first 6 months | 32% | 28% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 2% |
| Weaning/healthy eating for children | 28% | 33% | 17% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 2% |
| Playing with your child | 24% | 31% | 18% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 2% |
| The impact on children of parents smoking, drinking alcohol or using drugs | 17% | 18% | 13% | 9% | 24% | 14% | 4% |
| Your child’s physical health | 23% | 35% | 19% | 10% | 6% | 5% | 1% |
| How to build a secure relationship with your child | 15% | 22% | 17% | 19% | 15% | 9% | 2% |
| Your child’s learning and development | 23% | 34% | 19% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 1% |
| How to talk with your child | 18% | 24% | 18% | 14% | 14% | 9% | 3% |
| Your child’s general happiness and wellbeing | 19% | 31% | 22% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 2% |
| Your own mental health and wellbeing | 21% | 20% | 20% | 16% | 17% | 5% | 1% |
| How to handle behaviour that you find challenging from your child | 13% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 26% | 7% | 3% |
| Where to go for help with money issues or benefits | 6% | 9% | 9% | 15% | 42% | 15% | 4% |
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