Management Information Sheet
Development of the Norfolk Healthy Child Programme (HCP)
We are writing to update on the development of the Norfolk Healthy Child Programme (HCP) model for the 5-19 year old element of our service; the model has been developed by the HCP leadership in conjunction with HCP staff, stakeholders, children and young people (CYP) and agreed by our Public Health commissioners.
The revised model, which will be launched in September 2017, is based upon Norfolk County Council Public Health's objectives to improve outcomes for children and young people, including:
- Identified priorities for children and young people in Norfolk
- Targeting areas and school clusters identified as being in greatest need; alignment of resources to Safer Schools Partnerships priority schools and clusters
- Increasing use of technology, such as the texting service ChatHealth, to access services and signposting schools to online resources for PSHE, medicines management and training
- Transition to school, high school and adulthood, with services aligned to health reviews at those life stages
- Evaluating the impact of all interventions
- Developing a workforce which includes greater skill mix
- Increased partnership work, with service development and resource for complex needs and short stay schools
- Development of a service for 16-19 year olds
The model makes greater use of our Specialist Community Public Health School Nurses who work within our 0-19 years integrated locality teams and will utilise their leadership skills and strategic public health overview to support understanding of health priorities, partnerships and service developments in the six localities, facilitated by a new Schools Health Assessment tool the 'School Profile'. A greater skill mix will provide increased employment opportunities for people with skills and enthusiasm in supporting the health needs of CYP, and the new model will develop career pathways into nursing which will support Norfolk to 'grow its own' future workforce.
Over the next term we will work with our staff to operationalise the new service and to develop clear referral criteria for individual interventions and care pathways. As soon as this work has been completed we will communicate with you in regards to future delivery and access within the six localities.
The 5-19 year old service will continue to be available through this period of transition and can be accessed via Just One Number 0300 300 0123, email on ccs.nhsp-norfolkcyphealthservices@nhs.net and for 11-19 year olds through the ChatHealth service by text on 07840 635060