Partnership Agreement between Children’s Centres and the Health Visiting Service
2012/2014
Creating an Integrated Team around the Child
Partnership Agreement
between
Warwickshire Sure Start Children’s Centres and the
Health Visiting Teams in the
Warwickshire Community Services Division
Reviewed August 2012
Review Date: August 2014
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Context
Partnership Agreement
There are 39 Children’s Centres in Warwickshire. The Health Visiting Teams* (see page 5) work in,
and with Children’s Centres to ensure antenatal couples, babies and young children and their
families receive practical support on parenting, access to family health services, childcare and
links to job and training opportunities. Health Visitors are at the forefront of delivering integrated
services, personalised to meet the needs of local communities – helping every child have the best
start in life and helping them to be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive
contribution, and achieve economic well-being.
This Partnership Agreement will help Children’s Centres to strengthen their partnership with their
Health Visiting Teams, further focus the activities in Children’s Centre on the health and well-being
agenda so that they meet the needs of the whole Children’s Centre reach area and provide
good evidence for the Children’s Centres OFSTED Self Evaluation Form (SEF) and the Healthy Child
Programme.
It is not a definitive document and will not fit all Health Visiting Teams and all Children’s Centres.
There is an opportunity to negotiate and both partners must bear in mind capacity issues on both
sides due to child protection, sickness absence, maternity leave, and vacant posts.
The purpose of this Partnership Agreement is to:
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Clarify the shared responsibilities of the Children’s Centre and the Health Visiting Team in
order to deliver a quality service to antenatal couples, pre-school children and their
families.
Outline the support and the health provision available from the Health Visiting Team for the
Children’s Centre and a reciprocal arrangement for the Children’s Centre team to support
the Health Visiting Team.
Facilitates communication around changes in circumstances that affect service provision
for example long term sickness absence and vacant posts.
Supports effective priority setting and the planning of an equitable service
Clarifying and understanding the role and contribution of Health Visitors within integrated
children’s services.
Provide integrated children’s services within Children’s Centres
There will inevitably be variation in the service provided to each Children’s Centre, but this will be
according to either the Children’s Centre preference and/or the index of deprivation and
evidence based needs.
Think family; think integrated services in the context of meeting the core purpose for children’s
centres.
It is recognised that within Warwickshire we are working towards integrated working for children
and families. This is supported in legislation by the Childcare Act (2006) and by Government
policy, for example: ‘Healthier lives, brighter futures’ (2009) and Healthy Child Programme (CHPP,
2008). The Partnership Agreement provides a framework for which a core service offer is made
available. The core services outlined has been identified through consultation with Health Visitors
(2009) and review of statutory duties and key initiatives that underpin the Health Visiting Service,
including:
 The Healthy Child Programme
 The new service model for health visiting
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To develop a “Team around the Child “approach particularly for children on child
protection plans.
The National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity
The Child Health Strategy
NHS Services and Children’s Centres – how to share information appropriately
The core service will be the common services offered by the Warwickshire Health Visiting Service
to all Warwickshire Children’s Centres.
The Healthy Child Programme
The Healthy Child Programme is a valuable tool for supporting commissioners to meet obligations
on breast-feeding, obesity prevention, infant mortality and the 12-week antenatal assessment
(midwifery). This high quality programme will help meet these vital requirements, but also help to
improve general health and well-being among children and families in the community.
The Healthy Child Programme is led by Health Visitors and delivered by Health Visitors and other
frontline practitioners working with parents and their children, in local GP surgeries, clinics,
Children’s Centres or where appropriate at home and engages both mothers and fathers. Health
Visitors will work in Children’s Centres as part of an integrated team and through links with local
voluntary and community providers and general practice they will deliver measurable health
outcomes that focus particularly on children and parents facing additional challenges in their lives
NHS Services and Children’s Centres - How to share information appropriately
with Children’s Centre staff
This leaflet comes at a critical time, as Children’s Centres become a universal service for young
children and their families. The leaflet highlights how information is to be shared with Children’s
Centres.
 Appropriate sharing of information can help to improve outcomes.
 Sharing needs to be done in accordance with the law.
 Lord Laming, in his report “The protection of children in England”, emphasised the risk of not
sharing information, particularly where a child may be at risk of harm.
 Personal information (i.e. name, address and date of birth) on an individual child, parent or
family needs explicit, informed consent.
 Sharing information without consent can be justified as being in the public interest (usually
where a child or adult is at risk of significant harm)
 Where group information does not allow individuals to be identified, it would not be subject
to the Data Protection Act. Some examples might include: birth rates, immunisations,
breastfeeding, hospital admissions.
How to use the Partnership Agreement
Children’s Centre
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Read though the Partnership Agreement
Think about the activities you would like from your Health Visiting Team
Arrange a meeting with your Health Visitor to discuss your requirement for the following year
Complete and sign the local agreement with your Health Visitor
Health Visiting Team
1. Read though the Partnership Agreement
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2. Think about the activities that are required for the reach area based on any health
data/information you have on the community
3. Arrange a meeting with your CC to discuss this further.
4. Send a copy of the signed and completed Partnership Agreement to your Clinical Leader
for Health Visiting.
Partnership Responsibilities for Health Visitors and Children’s Centre staff to
work as an integrated team.
Children’s Centres:
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Ensure that there is a named Children’s Centres link person to Health Visiting staff.
Provide suitable accommodation for the Health Visitor to carry out their work. This should be
adequate to meet the needs of the family e.g. hot desks, drop-ins/advisory clinics, meeting
rooms, etc.
Ensure the use of a telephone and other office resources when supporting Children’s
Centre activities. (This does not apply to Children’s Centres where Health Visitors have their
offices).
Have relevant literature for Health Visiting Service to use i.e. registration forms, leaflets
about the sessions available.
Adhere to the Warwickshire breastfeeding policy and work towards achieving and
maintaining Baby Friendly status. This should not in any way exclude mothers who are not
breastfeeding.
Facilitate Family Matters Meetings which should have a clear agenda. The frequency of
these meetings need to be agreed locally but should be at least fortnightly. (see appendix)
Invite the Health Visiting Team to be part of and contribute to the planning of services
meetings.
The named Health Visitor for the Children’s Centre should be invited to sit on the Children’s
Centre Advisory Board.
Ensure wherever possible, to support the distribution of the Bookstart Packs.
Actively promote the service of the Health Visitor to families, e.g. encourage and support
families to respond to health advice and documentation.
Ensure staff have appropriate training to offer health advice for example in breastfeeding,
and parenting and this is supported by the Health Visiting Team to ensure that consistent
advice is given to parents by all those working in the Children’s Centre.
Ensure the supported delivery of the HCP.
Ensure the Health Visiting Team is familiar with the appropriate policies relating to the
nature of their work in Children’s Centre e.g. information sharing, safeguarding, visitors,
behaviour etc.
Ensure clear information sharing protocols/mechanisms are in place for identifying all
families facing additional challenges whether or not they already access a Children’s
Centre service.
Health Visiting Service:
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Ensure that there is a named Health Visitor for the Children’s Centre.(This is only required
when the Health Visitors are not co-located).
Provide the Children’s Centre with the names, addresses and DOB of all new babies where
the parents have consented to this information being shared. It is the Health Visiting Team’s
responsibility to obtain this consent at the First Baby Review visit or transfer in visit.
The named Health Visitor for the Children’s Centre should be a member of the Children’s
Centre Advisory Board.
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The Health Visiting Team should be part of and contribute to the planning of services
meetings.
It is expected that all health visitors should attend Family Matters Meetings* within
Children’s Centres unless they were called to Child Protection or Children in Need issues
within the Children’s Centres. These meetings support information sharing to improve
outcomes for children and families. Meetings should be arranged with individual Children’s
Centres and should be held at least fortnightly.
Facilitate relationships between GPs and Children’s Centres.
Actively provide a source of expertise in health matters and advise the Children’s Centre
accordingly.
Ensure as a Health Visiting Service you update the Children’s Centre on relevant health
policy/news.
Ensure the Health Visiting services takes the lead/liaise and plan the implementation of the
Healthy Child Programme.
Provide accommodation in the Children’s Centre for a drop in/advisory clinic once a week
(This can be agreed locally according to need).
Ensure the maintaining of baby weighing scales or other health equipment.
Ensure a named Health Visitor breastfeeding peer support champion who will have an
overview of the peer support service and be responsible for providing individual clinical
supervision as required.
Provide support to breastfeeding peer supporters.
In the absence of the named Health Visitor, the Health Visiting Service will aim to cover the
priorities of the agreed “core provision”.
Core provision will be offered at mutually convenient times as negotiated between the Health
Visiting Service and the Children’s Centres.
*Please note:
The Health Visiting Team consists of:
Health Visitors
Student Health Visitors
Community Staff Nurses (not in all teams)
Community Nursery Nurses
Health Visiting Assistants
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Clerical Assistants
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Health Visiting Clerical Assistants )
All Children’s Centre staff and volunteers will be required to sign up to a confidentiality agreement
an example of which is included as an appendix.
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DIRECTORY OF HEALTH VISITING SERVICE ACTIVITIES IN CHILDREN’S CENTRES
(Examples of joint work agreed between the Health Visitors and children centre teams; this will be
dependent on capacity within each of the teams and may vary across the county)
Breastfeeding cafes/support groups – Pregnancy to one or two years
Available to: Universal, Universal Plus, Universal Partnership Plus
Description:
 Health Visitor is a named breastfeeding champion at the Children’s Centre.
 The Children’s Centre has a trained member of team who is supporting and implementing the
Baby Friendly Initiative.
 Health Visitor ensures that Children’s Centre staff receive breastfeeding training.
 Health Visitor supports the Children’s Centre with their breastfeeding policy.
 The Children’s Centre manager ensures that new staff receive information about the
breastfeeding policy and receive training as part of their induction.
 The Children’s Centre is part of the monitoring process at strategic level across the PCT and
Children’s Centres.
 The Children’s Centre has breastfeeding resource with copies of all the relevant literature,
leaflets and posters to support breastfeeding within their Centre.
 Support breast feeding supporters as outlined above
Expected outcomes:
 Percentage of mothers initiating and sustaining breastfeeding is increased annually.
Delivered by: Health Visiting Team, Children’s Centre trained team member, and breastfeeding
peer supporters.
Links
Ofsted self-evaluation schedule
Healthy Child Programme: Infant Feeding, maintaining infant health, children at risk of obesity,
Drop In Sessions – Birth to School Age
Available to: Universal, Universal Plus, Universal Partnership Plus
Description:
 Health Visitors run weekly drop in sessions to see babies and children up to School Age.
 Children’s Centre staff support the drop in sessions by assisting with the weighing babies if
appropriate (with training) and ensuring parents are signposted appropriately.
 The service is aimed at any parent and baby/child under School Age.
 Parents and children feel safe and secure at clinic and know that qualified professionals are
on hand to offer support and guidance.
 Parents receive up to date health advice.
 Babies’ growth and development is measured and discussed as needed.
 Health Visitors and Children’s Centre staff build up relationships with new parents and babies.
Expected outcomes:
 Parents have access to up to date research and advice on issues such as safe sleeping.
 Parents feel able to confide in health professionals and know that they will be given the right
advice and support.
 These sessions contribute to the percentage of children in Reception year who are obese
lowered.
 Percentage of mothers initiating and sustaining breastfeeding is increased annually.
 Emotional health and well-being of children is improved.
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 Parents can access a variety of other services from here eg. Speech and Language Therapy.
 Parents meet each other and support one another.
 Parents are able to access the Children’s Centre facilities either at this session or in the future
and are aware of all the activities/services available to them in the Centre.
Delivered by: Health Visiting Team, Children’s Centre trained team member
Links
Ofsted self-evaluation schedule
Healthy Child Programme: maintaining infant health, promoting development, health promotion
Introduction to solid food sessions e.g. Baby Nosh and Toddler Nosh – Six
months to one year
Available to: Universal, Universal Plus, Universal Partnership Plus
Description:
 Delivered by community nursery nurses (Health Visiting Team) and appropriately trained
Children’s Centre staff at main and outreach site. Health will deliver at least one of these
sessions as a minimum as highlighted within the programme.
 The service is aimed at all new parents and their baby (from 4 months)
 New parents receive information about introducing a baby to solids, healthy meals, safe foods
and hygiene
 Parents receive up to date health advice regarding weaning a baby from milk to solids.
 Staff build up relationships with parents and are able to signpost families where required to the
Children’s Centre and to the Health Visiting team
 Parents are signposted to other courses and places as appropriate
Expected outcomes:
 Parents feel able to confide in health professionals and other children’s centre staff and know
that they will be given the right advice.
 Everyone is respected and listened to.
 Parents take away new ideas and recipes for their children’s meals which are healthy and
nutritious.
 Parents have a go at making their own recipes rather than buying processed foods.
 New and different foods are introduced into the home.
 Reducing childhood obesity
 Percentage of children in Reception Year who are obese is reduced
 Improving the emotional health and well-being of children
Delivered by: Children’s Centre Team with support and input from the health visiting team
Links
Ofsted self-evaluation schedule
Healthy Child Programme: Dental Health, maintaining infant health, infant feeding and children
at risk of obesity
Baby Massage – Six weeks to six months
Available to: Universal, Universal Plus, Universal Partnership Plus
Description:
 Delivered by Community Nursery Nurses and/or Children’s Centre staff at main and outreach
site or at home who have been trained in Touch Learn baby massage.
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 The service is aimed at all new parents and their baby (following 6 week GP medical) where
capacity permits.
 New parents receive basic baby massage training which they can use in everyday routines.
 Parents feel able to learn new skills which help them to attach/bond with their baby.
 Parents receive up to date health advice concerning their new baby.
 Community Nursery Nurse and Children’s Centre staff build up relationships with parents
 Parents are signposted to other services and sessions at the Children’s Centre as appropriate.
Expected outcomes:
 Parents feel able to confide in health professionals and Children’s Centre staff and know that
they will be given the right advice.
 Everyone is respected and listened to.
 Improving the emotional health and well-being of babies and parents.
 Increased knowledge of parents around positive and social interactions and effects on the
infant brain development. Parents develop skills around understanding their baby cues and
baby states
Delivered by: Health Visiting Team and/or Children’s Centre trained team member
Links
Ofsted self-evaluation schedule
Healthy Child Programme: Promoting sensitive parenting, maintaining infant health, promoting
development, maternal depression.
Chatter Matters and Chatter Matter Plus – Six months to one year
Available to: Universal, Universal Plus, Universal Partnership Plus
Description:
 Staff receive training to provide them with the skills to deliver the sessions and have good
foundation of speech and language knowledge.
 Staff have access to session plans and resources to promote a consistent approach to the
sessions, and have access to support from Speech and Language Therapy.
 Links with Health Visitors means that families facing additional challenges can be identified
and encouraged to attend.
 Small group sizes with children of very similar ages helps parents to build good relationships
and get peer support. Use of songs and rhymes promotes children’s speech and language
development.
 Interaction between parent and child encourages good relationships and bonding, and
strengthens baby/child’s self-esteem/infant mental health.
 Parents are equipped with activities to do at home, increasing their confidence in their
abilities as their child’s first educator.
 Staff will have opportunity to build better links with families facing additional challenges in their
lives due to smaller group size and structure of session.
Expected outcomes:
 Parents who are less confident are able to access services and feel comfortable within the
centre.
 Improved infant mental health and emotional health and well-being of children and young
people.
 Achievement of at least 78 points across the Early Years Foundation Stage with at least 6 in
each of the scales in personal, social and emotional development and communication,
language and literacy.
Delivered by: Health Visiting Team and/or Children’s Centre trained team member
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Ofsted self-evaluation
Healthy Child Programme: promoting sensitive parenting, At-risk first time young mothers,
Promoting development
Support safeguarding and child protection
Available to: Universal Partnership Plus
Description:
 Vulnerable children and families are identified.
 Partnership working with agencies to support family’s needs.
 Working in accordance to Warwickshire Safeguarding Children’s Board Guidelines.
 Health Visitors share information with the Children’s Centre on all children in the reach area
who have child protection/child in need plans according to section 47 of the Children’s Act.
 Health Visitors share information with the Children’s Centre on all children in the reach area
where they have received notification of domestic abuse in the family
 Where issues are identified the CAF process is considered.
 Family Matters meetings are held.
 Request for services is considered to offer family support and parents encouraged to take up
this offer.
 When Health Visitors attend child protection/child in need meetings information is shared on
support offered by the Children’s Centre within the meeting. Where there is sustained
involvement from Childrens Centre, another member of the Children’s Centre Team may also
attend.
Expected outcomes:
 Reduce numbers of children in the local area who are subject to child protection plans
through early intervention.
 Reduce the percentage of children becoming the subject of a child protection plan for a
second or subsequent time through continued support from Health and Childrens Centre.
 Reduce emergency hospital admissions caused by unintentional and deliberate injuries to
children and young people.
 Families are offered support where Domestic Abuse has been disclosed – early intervention
and pathway followed.
Delivered by: Health Visiting Team, and Children’s Centre team
Links
Ofsted self-evaluation
Healthy Child Programme: Early identification of need and risk, keeping the family in mind
Offer support, guidance and direct contribution on health and well-being
issues
Available to: Community, Universal, Universal Plus, Universal Partnership Plus
Description:
 Health Visitors contribute to the planned programme of work for health and well-being.
 Support is offered to Children’s Centre team members to develop their knowledge of health
related matters.
 Parents workshops are supported, and, if needed, delivered with Health Visitor
 Health Visitor informs the Children’s Centre on opportunities for services and promotion health
activities e.g. breast feeding week.
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 Health Visitor actively provides a source of expertise in health matters and advise the
Children’s Centre accordingly.
 Health Visitor update the Children’s Centre on relevant health policy/news
 Health Visitors support the Children’s Centre in developing health and well-being policies and
where this is in place support them in the implementation, achieving and maintaining the
policies.
 Health Visitor breastfeeding peer support champion have an overview of the peer support
service and be responsible for facilitating individual clinical supervision as required
Expected outcomes:
 Children and families have up-to-date knowledge and information on health issues
 Children’s Centre team members are more confident in delivering specific health messages
 Workshops on health topics are evaluated positively by families and Health Visitors
 There is an increase in families’ knowledge regarding health provision/services and how to
access these.
 Percentage of mothers initiating and sustaining breastfeeding.
 Improved emotional health and well-being of children and young people.
Delivered by: Health Visiting Team
Links
Ofsted self-evaluation:
Healthy Child Programme:
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Authorisation of Agreement:
The agreement must be authorised as follows:
I accept the Partnership Agreement on behalf of SWFT Integrated and Community Care Division.
Signature:
Name:
Jane Williams
Designation:
Head of Children, Young People and Family Services
Date:
17th September 2012
I accept the Partnership Agreement on behalf of Warwickshire County Council.
Signature:
Name:
Sally Lightfoot
Designation:
Service Manager – Early Intervention, Family and Parenting Support
Date:
17th September 2012
Review: The terms of this agreement can be varied by agreement between the parties, e.g.
significant difficulties experienced by either party.
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Authorisation of Agreement between Named Health Visitors and Children’s Centre
The agreement must be authorised as follows:
I accept the Partnership Agreement on………………………………….(date) on behalf
of…………………………………….(base) Health Visiting Team.
Signatures of individual health visitors:
Name:
Designation: Health Visitor
Name:
Designation: Health visitor
Name;
Designation; Health visitor
Clinical Lead :
Signature:
Date:
I accept the Partnership Agreement on…………………………………….(date) on behalf of
………………………………………(base) Children’s Centre.
Signature:
Name:
Designation:
Children’s Centre Manager
Date:
Duration of Agreement: This agreement will commence on …………………………..(date) and
continue to………………………………………(date)
Review: The terms of this agreement can be varied by agreement between the parties, e.g.
significant difficulties experienced by either party due to for example sickness absence or vacant
posts.
Health Visitors - A copy of the signed agreement should be sent to the Clinical Leaders in each
Locality by 30th November 2012
Children’s Centres - A copy of the signed agreement should be sent to the Barbara Wallace
(Manjinder Rai) at Saltisford Office Park by 30th November 2012
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Appendices
Appendix 1
Terms of Reference for Family Matters
Meetings and sample agenda.
Appendix 2
Employees Confidentiality agreement
Appendix 3
Schedule of Contacts
Appendix 4
7 Golden Rules for Information Sharing
Appendix 5
Healthy Child Programme (HCP)
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Appendix 1 of 5
Children’s Centres and Health Visiting Service
Family Matters Meetings - Professional Guidance
Aim:
Family Matters meetings aim to ensure that all Warwickshire Children’s Centre services and
activities are designed and delivered to meet the wishes and needs of individual families and
children. Family Matters meeting enable better partnership working with Children’s Centres and
health colleagues.
Background information:
Family Matters meetings have been established to ensure effective communication and
information sharing with local Health Visiting and midwifery teams. Family Matters meetings have
been coordinated and established to meet the requirements of the Partnership Agreement
between Warwickshire Community Health, Warwickshire County Council and local Children’s
Centres.
Family Matter Objectives are to:
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share details of new babies born in Children’s Centres reach areas. For example how
many new baby reviews have been carried out by the Health Visitors
plan for integrated support for families who may want some additional help in the early
days and weeks after the birth of the baby.
review new Children’s Centre registration/membership forms and consider if an additional
information visit to the family, after primary postnatal meeting with Health Visitors, might be
helpful.
consider requests for Children’s Centre activities and services, to agree the most
appropriate response from the Children’s Centre team and the health visiting team and to
prioritise allocation of places and activities and services.
share information regarding individual children and families to agree the most appropriate
support is offered to ensure the well-being of any baby or child under the age of five or
their family.
consider gaps in services if they are identified and how best to address the gaps.
Frequency of meetings:
 Minimum once fortnightly but ideally weekly for one hour or fortnightly for two hours
 Dates and times of meeting to be arranged to meet the needs of each Children’s Centre
and Health Visiting Team.
Membership:
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Children’s Centre coordinator/manager.
Health Visiting Team
Children’s Centre staff working directly with children and families in the Children’s Centre.
Other staff working directly with children and families in the children’
Process:
 Meeting should be coordinated and recorded by Children’s Centre Manager
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 The meeting can be chaired by a Health Visitor or a Children’s Centre Manager.
 Any actions will be agreed, recorded and followed up the next meeting.
Format for meetings:
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Notes and actions from previous meeting
New membership forms
Request for Services forms
AOB
Date:
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Sample agenda
Family Matters Meeting
Date:
Attendance
Name
Role
Apologies
Name
Role
Review of decisions at previous meeting
Further
Actions
New registrations
Actions
Requests for services
Actions
Child and family issues
Actions
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Children with Child Protection plans, CIN plans and Cafs in the
reach area
AOB
Actions
Date of next meeting:
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Appendix 2 of 5
CHILDREN’S CENTRE EMPLOYEE CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
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An employee of ………………………………………………….. Children’s Centre may in the
course of his/her duties have access to considerable amount of personal information
relating to children and families.
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It is expected that all employees understand the importance of treating information in a
discreet and confidential manner and be conscious at all times of the need to observe the
confidentiality of information.
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Information sharing will be in line with the ‘Seven Golden Rules for Information Sharing’
issued by HM Government (attached).
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Confidential information must not be disclosed to any unauthorised person both during and
after your employment with ………………………….. Children’s Centre.
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Any breach of confidentiality could have serious consequences for the person concerned
and may result in a disciplinary action.
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This signed document will be retained on each individual’s personal file.
I acknowledge receipt of a copy of this agreement and agree to abide by its contents.
Signed:......................................................................
Print Name: ............................................................
Date:..........................................................................
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Appendix 3 of 5
Schedule of Contacts
Integrated and Community Care Division – South Warwick NHS Foundation Trust
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Head of Children, Young People and Family Services
Name: Jane Williams
Address:
Building 3, Saltisford Office Park, Ansell Way, Warwick
CV34 4UL
Tel. No: 01926 742513
Email:
Jane.Williams@swft.nhs.uk
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Professional Lead for Health Visiting and Senior Project Manager for Warwickshire Early Implementer
Site
Name: Theresa Bishop
Address:
St. Nicholas Clinic, Windermere Avenue, Nuneaton
CV11 6HH
Tel. No:
02476 322065
Email:
theresa.bishop2@swft.nhs.uk
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Clinical Leaders – North Warwickshire
Amanda Goodyer - 02476 314277
Kate Hawkins - 02476 378601
Karen Healey – 02476 320281
Clinical Leaders – South Warwickshire
Sarah Foster – 01926 400001
Vacant
Clinical Leader – East (Rugby)
Carina Hayley Doyle – 01788 555147
Warwickshire County Council
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Service Manager Parenting and Family
Name:
Sally Lightfoot
Address:
Building 3, Saltisford Office Park, Ansell Way, Warwick
CV34 4UL
Tel. No: 01926 742259
Email: sallylightfoot@warwickshire.gov.uk
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Operations manager Children’s Centre Team
Name: Barbara Wallace
Address: Building 3. Saltisford Office Park, Ansell Way, Warwick CV34 4UL
Tel. No: 01926 742527
Email:
barbarawallace@warwickshire.gov.uk
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Children’s Centre Officer for the Central and South of Warwickshire
Name: Vicky Kersey
Address:
Building 3, Saltisford Office Park, Ansell Way, Warwick
CV34 4UL
Tel. No: 01926 742227
Email:
vickykersey@warwickshire.gov.uk
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Children’s Centre Officer for the North and East of Warwickshire
Name: Graham Lowther
Address:
Building 3, Saltisford Office Park, Ansell Way, Warwick
CV34 4UL
Tel: 01926 742320
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Partnership Agreement between Children’s Centres and the Health Visiting Service
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Appendix 4 of 5 (2 pages)
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Appendix 5 of 5
Warwickshire Health Visiting Service
The core offer to families………
Healthy Child Programme (Universal Contacts)
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Antenatal Visit (after 25 weeks) by a Health Visitor
New Baby Review Visit (11-14 days) by a Health Visitor
6-8 week Visit by a Health Visitor
3-4 month contact by a member of the Health Visitor team
9 month health review by a Health Visitor
2-2 and a half year review by a member of the Health Visiting Team
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