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Practice Guidelines

A summary of practice guidelines for Health Visitor Professionals relevant to
Children aged 0-5 years from the NHS National Electronic Library for Health.
Please click on the links which will take you directly to the guidelines:
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Intermediary Services for Birth Relatives: Practice Guidelines
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/01/46/59/04014659.pdf
Review Date
22 Jan 2005
Publisher
Department of Health

Safeguarding children:
What to do if you are worried a child is being abused: Children's Services Guidance
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/06/13/03/04061303.pdf
Publication Date
19 May 2003
Publisher
Department of Health

paediatric Group Position Statement on Breastfeeding and Weaning on to Solid Foods
http://www.bda.uk.com/Downloads/paedposstatement.pdf
Review Date
15 Jan 2005
Publisher
British Dietetic Association

Immunisation http://www.prodigy.nhs.uk/clinicalguidance/releasedguidance/webBrowser/pils/PL93.htm
Publication Date
01 June 2004
Publisher
Prodigy

Health Survey for England 2004. Updating of trend tables to include 2004 data
http://www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/hlthsvyeng2004upd
Publication Date
16 December 2005
Publisher
Department of Health

Public Health in England
http://www.dh.gov.uk/AboutUs/MinistersAndDepartmentLeaders/ChiefMedicalOfficer/Features
/FeaturesBrowsableDocument/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4102835&MULTIPAGE_ID=5017692&chk=WnPYnq
Publication Date
24 June 2003
Publisher
Department of Health

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