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iHV’s Good Practice Points (GPPs) are evidence-based resources to support everyday health visiting. They have been developed in collaboration with topic experts, health visitors and others using the latest available evidence at the time of publishing.

GPPs are produced following a robust quality assurance process. They are peer reviewed prior to publication to ensure they accurately reflect both the latest evidence and application to health visiting practice.

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GPPs can also be found in the Resource Library A-Z under alphabetical topic headings.

Whilst we take every care to ensure the content of iHV resources are accurate and peer-reviewed at time of publication, evidence may change over time and application to practice needs to be tailored to individual circumstances. The inclusion of references, content or website links to external organisations does not imply any endorsement of the organisation, or their materials, by the iHV. The iHV does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information in these resources and cannot accept liability for use. Therefore, please always exercise your own judgement. For further information, please contact us: [email protected]

*The Institute of Health Visiting has adopted an additive approach to the language that we use. This approach aims to add and not take away. It preserves women/men-centred language as well as including language for those who identify in other ways. Families are diverse and we strive to ensure that everyone is represented and feels included. To ensure that we achieve both clarity and inclusivity, we will use sex-specific terms when referencing research which relates to biological sex.

 

Transition to Parenthood and the Early Weeks

In this section you will find Good Practice Points to support the early days of having a baby such as: Immunisations; Healthy attachment; Oral Thrush; Safer Sleep; Cradle Cap; Reflux; Colic

 

Mental Health

In this section you will find Good Practice Points to support mental health and wellbeing for the whole family.

 

Infant Feeding, Healthy Weight, Healthy Nutrition

In this section you will find Good Practice Points to support healthy nutrition such as: Complementary feeding & Baby-Led Weaning; Healthy Infant & Toddler Diet; Feeding the Older Child

 

Managing Minor Illness and Reducing Accidents

In this section you will find Good Practice Points to support managing minor illness & reducing accidents such as: How to reduce accidents in pre-school children

 

Health, Wellbeing and Development of the Child

In this section you will find Good Practice Points to support healthy 2-year-olds & school readiness such as: Independent Sleep; Smoking near children; Dental health; Difficult behaviours; ASQ/SE; Eczema; Child Development; Travelling with babies

GPP – Approaches to working with families to understand and support behaviour
GPP – Atopic Eczema
GPP – Foot development in infancy and early childhood
GPP – Identifying, referring and supporting infants with Spinal Muscular Atrophy – type 1
GPP – Keeping infants and young children safe around dogs in the home
GPP – Managing children’s behaviour
GPP – Oral health for babies and children
GPP – Overview of walking development in infancy and early childhood
GPP – Promoting smoke-free families
Safer Sleep resources
GPP – Sleep and the older Child
GPP – Supporting children on the autism spectrum and their families
GPP – Supporting families with pre-school children to promote their SLC development when there are signs of autism or learning difficulties
GPP – Supporting the Child’s Development
GPP – Talking to Parents about Travelling with their Baby
GPP – Supporting good practice with toilet training
GPP – Transition to School for Children with Complex Health Needs /Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
GPP – Trauma-aware and trauma-informed practice: Working with families of children with a disability/difficulty
GPP – Understanding behaviour to support the sensory needs of children with autism
GPP – Understanding sleep issues in children with additional needs
GPP – Working with families when hearing loss is suspected
GPP – Working with families when hearing loss is confirmed
GPP eXtra – Understanding Genomics
GPP – Identifying children with visual disorders – Part 1
GPP – Supporting families when poor vision is confirmed – Part 2
 

Generic GPPs

In this section you will find a wide range of Good Practice Points which do not come under the area above.

GPP – Advocating the use of Vitamin D
GPP – An introduction to Food Allergies
GPP – Childhood cancer: The signs and symptoms and knowing what to look for
GPP – Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – recognition, diagnosis and clinical care
GPP – Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
GPP – Food insecurity and families
GPP – Keeping infants and young children safe around dogs in the home
GPP – Promoting physical activity during pregnancy and the postnatal period
GPP – Recognition and Management of Hyperemesis Gravidarum
GPP – Reducing alcohol harm: Early intervention and prevention
GPP – Retinoblastoma (eye cancer in babies and children)
GPP – Signs and symptoms of Varicella (chickenpox) and knowing what to look for
GPP – Supporting a parent when their partner dies
GPP – Supporting babies and children with Down syndrome and their families
GPP – Supporting children with Down syndrome: growth, feeding and development
GPP – Supporting families experiencing pregnancy loss or the death of an unborn baby
GPP – Supporting families following the death of an infant or child (aged 1 to 4 years)
GPP – Supporting families following the death of a baby
GPP – Supporting parents whose own parent (or early attachment figure) has died
GPP – Supporting young children who have lost a parent
GPP – Trauma-aware and trauma-informed practice: Working with families of children with a disability/difficulty
GPP – Umbilical Granuloma
GPP – Working with parental substance misuse (illicit drugs)
GPP eXtra – Understanding Genomics
GPP eXtra – Working with Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) by Carers
GPP – Emotional Wellbeing at Work 1
GPP – Emotional Wellbeing at Work 2
GPP – Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood