Updated Child Health Promotion Programme

The new updated Child Health Promotion Programme (CHPP): 'Pregnancy and the first five years of life' has been launched. It builds on the NSF that was published in 2004 and is intended to provide services tailored to the individual needs of children and families, acting as a best practice guide for health and social services.

The CHPP is a valuable tool for supporting Commissioners to meet obligations on breastfeeding, obesity prevention, infant mortality and the 12-week antenatal assessment. 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 our communities.

(Published March 2008, 80 pages)

Primary Care Service Frameworks

PCC has published four Primary Care Service Frameworks: Long Term Conditions, Support for Self Care, Sexual Health and Obesity. Each Primary Care Service Framework is a generic, comprehensive and enhanced service specification for PCT commissioners and Practice Based Commissioners for 2007/08. Each Primary Care Service Framework has been developed in the context of the Commissioning Framework, White Paper implementation, key national priorities and targets, and delivery mechanisms of Practice Based Commissioning.