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What key outcomes have we achieved?
HEALTHY: Children and young people should enjoy the highest attainable standards of physical and mental health, with access to suitable healthcare and safe and healthy lifestyles
Quality Indicator
Themes for HEALTHY
- Promoting healthy lifestyles and providing information
- Identifying health needs, including mental health, and accessing health care opportunities
- Take up of health care opportunities
Suggested Quantitative Indicators
1 H.1
Accommodated children who received a comprehensive health assessment within 4 weeks of becoming accommodated
Mary Gallagher
East Renfrewshire Council
Catching up on physical and mental health needs- Need for initial and ongoing reviews
- Responding to "No" to health care
1 H.2
Accommodated children whose health needs are being met/ attended to as identified in the health assessment
Mary Gallagher
East Renfrewshire Council
- Responsibilities on health needs and empowering young people
1 H.3
Accommodated children and young people who are misusing substances
1 H.4
Pregnancies for accommodated teenagers, 13 to 15 years
1 H.5
Suicides, attempted suicides and self harm by accommodated children and young people
Standards and Guidance
Your service standards, protocols, procedures and service level agreements should take account of all relevant guidance and recommendations. Some useful references are given below.
- HGIOS? The child at the centre: The Health promoting school: The Role of Local Authorities and their partners
- Health for All Children 4: guidance on implementation in Scotland April 2005
- A Scottish Framework for nursing in schools , SE 2003
- Children and Young people's Mental Health a framework for promotion, prevention and care
- Choose Life: A National Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in Scotland
- Delivering a Healthy Future: An Action Framework for Children and Young People's Health in Scotland: Draft for Consultation
