Recommendations & Conclusions
6 items
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Conclusion
5th Report - First 1000 days: a renewed…
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We welcome the additional funding that the Government has announced for Family Hubs and its plans to open a Hub in every local authority. This is a positive step in increasing the support available to families during the critical first years of a child’s life. However, the funding available for …
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We welcome the additional funding that the Government has announced for Family Hubs and its plans to open a Hub in every local authority. This is a positive step in increasing the support available to families during the critical first years of a child’s life. However, the funding available for these programmes is still significantly below the level of Sure Start, while Hubs are being expected to cater to a much broader age range of children and young people. (Conclusion, Paragraph 18)
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Government response AI summary
The government's response outlines that guidance has been published defining Best Start Family Hubs, their location and branding, and how local plans should be developed, without directly addressing the Committee's concerns about funding levels being below Sure Start or the broader age range of children …
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Department of Health and Social Care
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Conclusion
5th Report - First 1000 days: a renewed…
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Perinatal mental health is as important as physical health, with poor mental health outcomes having potentially significant long-term consequences for both the mother and child. We were struck by how frequently mental health concerns were raised in evidence. Given that the Government’s 54 new investment is available only to the …
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Perinatal mental health is as important as physical health, with poor mental health outcomes having potentially significant long-term consequences for both the mother and child. We were struck by how frequently mental health concerns were raised in evidence. Given that the Government’s 54 new investment is available only to the original 75 local authority areas this will struggle to address the need identified by witnesses. (Conclusion, Paragraph 32)
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Government response AI summary
The government's response details the universal offer of Best Start Family Hubs, including support for socio-emotional and language development, co-location of health professionals, and community outreach. However, it does not address the committee's specific concern about the limited scope of the £54m investment for perinatal …
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Department of Health and Social Care
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Recommendation
5th Report - First 1000 days: a renewed…
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We recommend that the Department for Education revise its guidance on early language and home learning environment funding to allow it to be used to provide support that covers the 0–2-year period, to allow providers the maximum flexibility in how they deploy this funding. (Recommendation, Paragraph 39)
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We recommend that the Department for Education revise its guidance on early language and home learning environment funding to allow it to be used to provide support that covers the 0–2-year period, to allow providers the maximum flexibility in how they deploy this funding. (Recommendation, Paragraph 39)
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Government response AI summary
The government's response discusses health visiting services and local authority performance improvement, including peer reviews and improvement support, which does not address the recommendation to revise Department for Education guidance on early language and home learning environment funding for 0-2 year olds.
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Department of Health and Social Care
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Recommendation
5th Report - First 1000 days: a renewed…
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The Government’s ambitions for the number of health visits are woefully inadequate. Children in England receive fewer mandated health visits than children in any other part of the UK. While the Government’s immediate priority must be supporting and growing the workforce to deliver the current programme of five visits, in …
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The Government’s ambitions for the number of health visits are woefully inadequate. Children in England receive fewer mandated health visits than children in any other part of the UK. While the Government’s immediate priority must be supporting and growing the workforce to deliver the current programme of five visits, in the longer term the Government should aim to deliver a service comparable to the rest of the UK. (Conclusion, Paragraph 60)
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Government response AI summary
The government's response discusses improving childhood vaccination rates, which does not address the recommendation to increase the number of health visits to a level comparable to other parts of the UK.
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Department of Health and Social Care
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Conclusion
5th Report - First 1000 days: a renewed…
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Throughout this inquiry we heard that the children’s health workforce is being stretched to breaking point. There are significant shortages across multiple disciplines which prevent professionals from delivering the care young children and their families need and that, in some cases, significantly impacts on patient safety (Conclusion, Paragraph 76)
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Throughout this inquiry we heard that the children’s health workforce is being stretched to breaking point. There are significant shortages across multiple disciplines which prevent professionals from delivering the care young children and their families need and that, in some cases, significantly impacts on patient safety (Conclusion, Paragraph 76)
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Government response AI summary
The government's response discusses the publication of demographic data within the waiting list minimum data set (WLMDS) and future data granularity, which does not address the committee's conclusion about the children's health workforce being stretched and experiencing significant shortages.
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Department of Health and Social Care
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Recommendation
5th Report - First 1000 days: a renewed…
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Many professions which play a key role in delivering children’s health care are not entirely or primarily employed by the NHS. We recommend the Government sets out how it plans to support those professions in non- NHS settings, particularly allied health professionals and early years practitioners, in a child’s health …
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Many professions which play a key role in delivering children’s health care are not entirely or primarily employed by the NHS. We recommend the Government sets out how it plans to support those professions in non- NHS settings, particularly allied health professionals and early years practitioners, in a child’s health workforce strategy that should accompany the NHS 10 Year Workforce Plan. We also recommend that the Government 56 review its current guidance on multidisciplinary teams to ensure that due prominence is given to the role that allied health professional can play in such teams. (Recommendation, Paragraph 78) Vaccinations
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Government response AI summary
The government's response focuses on a shared outcomes framework and cross-departmental working for early years, but does not address the recommendation to set out a plan for supporting non-NHS health professions or reviewing guidance on multidisciplinary teams.
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Department of Health and Social Care