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Are parents getting advice about Healthy Start and Vitamin D?

Are parents getting advice about Healthy Start and Vitamin D?. Jan Dawson Caroline Smith. Qualitative study of parent’s views. To gather parent’s views on advice & where they would like to obtain their vitamins as part of Greater Manchester work on Healthy Start

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Are parents getting advice about Healthy Start and Vitamin D?

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  1. Are parents getting advice about Healthy Start and Vitamin D? Jan Dawson Caroline Smith

  2. Qualitative study of parent’s views • To gather parent’s views on advice & where they would like to obtain their vitamins as part of Greater Manchester work on Healthy Start • 146 parents & parents-to-be questioned across GM • Different settings and areas over past month • One of three questionnaires completed by face to face contact

  3. Findings • 26 out of 146 receiving Healthy Start vouchers • 14 of the 26 do not claim the vitamins • In pregnancy 34 parents purchased/ or had purchased other pregnancy related vitamins • 10 parents bought children’s vitamins containing vitamin D • Of these 3 were receiving Healthy Start vouchers

  4. Significant Findings • Only 76 out of 146 parents had had someone discuss Healthy Start with them • 24 families appeared to be entitled to Healthy Start and needed to apply • 4 families needed to chase their applications

  5. Parent’s preferences for stockists of vitamins The most common place: • Supermarket including supermarket pharmacy • Community Pharmacy • General Practitioner’s surgery • Health Centre

  6. Different Practices of Health Professionals • Serological testing whole population • Symptomatic investigations • Treat universally with Vitamin D • Do nothing

  7. Issues from study • Access to vitamins currently an issue (stocks in Health centres, manufacturers supply) • Parents not aware it is a voucher – no value • Professionals poorly informed (Lack of CPD, training) • Healthy Start & vitamin D do not appear in service specifications – not part of job! • No follow up by professionals following application • Time issues for professionals • Professionals making judgements about income levels

  8. Possible next steps depending on HIA • Public campaign to raise awareness of vitamin D and Healthy Start • Systematic training programme for all social care and NHS professionals including CPD • Student training • Work with Department of Health around vouchers

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