Provision of Knowsley Healthy Child Programme 0-25 by Wirral Community NHS Trust, Everyone Health Limited, and Diverse Active C.I.C

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Knowsley Council awarded a contract to Wirral Community NHS Trust, Everyone Health Limited, and Diverse Active C.I.C for the provision of an integrated Public Health service for expectant mothers, children, young people, and their families across the Borough.

The service, delivered using the principles of 'proportionate universalism', included antenatal reviews from 28 weeks of pregnancy, mandatory universal reviews as prescribed by the Healthy Child Programme at antenatal, new birth, 6-8 weeks, 9-12 months, and 2-2.5 years, school readiness health visitor reviews for pre-school children, targeted and intensive support for young parents and high-risk/vulnerable families via a Health Visitor led Enhanced Family Support Pathway, provision of the National Child Measurement Programme at commencement and completion of Primary School, co-ordination of Audiology screening at reception age, promotion of an antenatal and maternal exercise offer, support to sustain and improve breastfeeding rates and leadership to the Breastfeeding Peer Support service, and provision of Special Education School Health Nursing interventions for public health, including identification and management of children with Education Health Care Plans.

The contract value was £11,416,680.