The Starting Well Health Demonstration Project

Ross, Michael Killoran; Caestecker, Linda de; Sinclair, Mary L.; Lakey, Trevor

doi:10.1007/s10935-005-3602-8

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“…Starting Well operated from 2001 to 2005 (ie, before the implementation of HFAC4 in Scotland) in three urban areas of Glasgow with high socio-economic deprivation and a combined population of almost 65 000. Detailed descriptions of the project and its impacts are available elsewhere 11 12. All families with new babies born during the project were offered an intensive home visiting service starting in the antenatal period and extending up to the child’s third birthday instead of the usual child health promotion programme.…”

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Targeting health visitor care: lessons from Starting Well

Wright

Jeffrey

Ross

et al. 2009

Archives of Disease in Childhood

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Targeting health visitor care: lessons from Starting Well

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Ross

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Archives of Disease in Childhood

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“…Nearly half of the studies included in the review used referrals to link participants to community resources (27,29,(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40). These studies were evenly split in the UK (n=5) and USA (n=6), and were mostly cross-sectional evaluations (n=4) or mixed methods designs (n=4).…”

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A systematic review of interventions to link families with preschool children from healthcare services to community-based support

Burns

Conway

Gnich

et al. 2021

Journal of Public Health

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Background Supporting patients to access community-based support may be a key intervention to address the wider determinants of health. There is a lack of evidence synthesis around the most effective methods for linking individuals from health services to organizations within communities, especially those aimed at supporting families with young children. Methods Papers were identified from seven databases covering peer-reviewed and grey literature. The Effective Public Health Practice Project and the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Qualitative quality appraisal tools were used to assess methodological quality. Thematic narrative data synthesis based on study quality was performed. Results Twenty-four unique publications were included in the review with a range of study designs and variable methodological quality. A broad typology of intervention processes for undertaking linking was developed defining three distinct approaches: signposting, referral and facilitation. Active processes, such as facilitation, appeared more successful at linking families to community support. Conclusions This was the first systematic review to focus on interventions that link families with young children to community-based support organizations. It identified a typology for linking interventions, and whilst there were limitations in the quality of evidence available, it showed a tendency for more active interventions to be more effective in linking families to community support.

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“…Skill mix model, in which health visitors delegate specific activities to members of the team with lower-level qualifications (such as community nursery nurses, community staff nurses or health visitor assistants), whilst retaining overall accountability for their actions (concepts explored in depth by Carr and Pearson's (2005) qualitative study) 3. Collaborative model, where health visitors engage actively with local authority or third sector staff, possibly sharing premises and staff in joint activities, exemplified by the Scottish Starting Well demonstration project (Ross et al, 2005) where support staff working with NHS health visitors were employed by the local council.…”

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What makes health visiting successful—or not? 2. The service journey

Cowley

Malone

Whittaker

et al. 2018

Journal of Health Visiting

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This is the second of two papers reporting evidence from a programme of research that focused on how health visiting works, including service user and workforce perspectives. Evidence and professional expertise indicate that a set of essential features enable health visitors to achieve the desired impact of improving child public health. These include organising services in a way that enables positive parent/health visitor relationships, continuity and coordination and the flexibility to use professional knowledge and autonomy in practice. Where service specifications give careful attention to this evidence, it is more likely that health visitors will be able to deliver a successful child health programme for the early years.

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The Starting Well Health Demonstration Project

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Targeting health visitor care: lessons from Starting Well

Targeting health visitor care: lessons from Starting Well

A systematic review of interventions to link families with preschool children from healthcare services to community-based support

What makes health visiting successful—or not? 2. The service journey

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