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Launch of the National PAIR Framework Project

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) is delighted to be on the Advisory Group of the National Parent-Infant Relationship (PAIR) Framework, following the successful bid for National Lottery Funding by the Parent-Infant Foundation. 

Hilda Beauchamp, PIMH Lead at iHV, was invited to share a few words at the launch of the project which was held at the Royal College of Nursing on 15 October. Hilda highlighted the unique role of health visitors as part of the wider system supporting healthy parent-infant relationships, and shared her hope that the resulting Framework will influence sustainable and equitable decision-making for all babies. 

Hilda Beauchamp, PIMH Lead at iHV, presenting at the launch of the National Parent-Infant Relationship (PAIR) Framework

Led by the Parent-Infant Foundation, with delivery partners Ideas Alliance (coproduction) and Anna Freud (research), the National PAIR Framework is a four-year project. It will support the implementation of parent-infant relationship pathways and improve provision across the whole system, developing best practice in two areas: 

  • Supporting babies and parent-infant relationships facing the greatest challenges 
  • Supporting the journey of care for families across the whole system. 

The National PAIR Framework will:  

  • Provide overarching principles and guidance for parent-infant services throughout the journey of care.
  • Include core guidance for practitioners working with families facing the most challenges.
  • Cross-reference to guidance from other professional bodies working in the 0-2 field. 
  • Include examples of good practice to enable flexible delivery that is sensitive to local commissioning contexts. 
  • Have the voice of parents and babies at its heart.
  • Develop resources to enable the implementation of parent-infant pathways and provision in local areas.

The Framework will draw closely on a range of evidence sources including lived experience, learned experience, scientific peer-reviewed evidence, practice-based evidence and resources. We anticipate health visitors, iHV PIMH Champions, and Specialist Health Visitors in PIMH being invited to contribute to this, ensuring that their skill, knowledge and experience of working with babies, children and families is robustly considered. 

The launch of the National Parent-Infant Relationship (PAIR) Framework held at the Royal College of Nursing on 15 October