Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.
Doc No.: PD2010_017
Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Baby and child
Clinical/ Patient Services - Maternity
Clinical/ Patient Services - Nursing and Midwifery
Summary
The Maternal and Child Health Policy is one part of the NSW Health/Families NSW Supporting Families Early package. The package contains policies and guidelines for the identification of vulnerable families from a universal platform of primary health care services. This is through the comprehensive primary care assessment model, SAFE START, and the provision of maternal and child primary health care services including Universal Health Home Visiting. The package is underpinned by the Families NSW strategy, equity and clinical practice principles that include working in partnership with the family and facilitating the development of the parent-infant relationship.
Date of Publication: 04 March 2010
Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Primary Health and Community Partnerships
This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals
Audience: Maternity, child & family health, early childhood, allied health, paediatric inpatient, ED's
Distributed to: Public Health System, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, Health Associations Unions, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Tertiary Education Institutes
Review Date: 04 March 2015
Policy Manual: Patient Matters
File No: 02/6587-3
Status: Active
File link: Maternal & Child Health Primary Health Care Policy
File size: 2745Kb
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