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Child Health Systems Programme - 6-8week review

Summary

Abstract

The 6-8 week review form is generally completed at around 6-8 weeks after the birth of the child and is often a health visitor and GP combined review.

Keywords

Child Health HDRUK

Publisher

  • Identifier
    7
  • Name
    Public Health Scotland
  • Logo
  • Description
    Public Health Scotland is an NHS Board. We are uniquely sponsored by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) on behalf of local government.
  • Contact point

Documentation

Description

The 6-8 week review form is generally completed at around 6-8 weeks after the birth of the child and is often a health visitor and GP combined review. Examples of information collected include: feeding of baby (breast, bottle or both); parental concerns (feeding, appearance; behaviour; hearing; eyes; sleeping; movement; illness; crying; weight gain and other); development (gross motor, hearing & communication, vision & social awareness); physical (length, weight, heart, hips, testes, genitalia, femoral pulses and eyes); diagnoses/concerns (Read coded); sleeping position (prone, supine and side). Identification data such as name, address, GP etc. are also checked and updated.

Coverage

Spatial

  • Spatial coverage

    United Kingdom, Scotland

  • Geographic levels
    Not available

Temporal

  • Start date
    04/01/2011
  • End date
    Not available
  • Frequency
    Monthly
  • Distribution release date
    Not available

Provenance

  • Purpose
    Not available
  • Source
    Not available
  • Collection situation
    Not available

Access and governance

  • Conditions of access
    Not available

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Usage

  • Conditions of use
    Not available
  • Resource creator
    National Services Scotland
  • Is referenced by
    Not available

Access

Format and standards

  • Language
    English
  • Format
    text, csv

Enrichment and linkage

  • Related datasets
    • Not available
  • Linkage opportunity
    Not available
  • Tools
    • Not available

Synthetic data

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Data dictionary

Demographic / Birth details

CHI NO

Community Health Index number

ETHNICITY

Child’s ethnicity as stated by their primary carer

GP

Name of General Practitioner where the child is registered on CHI

NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING RESULTS (R & L)

Results of the child’s newborn hearing screening relating to right and left ears

EDD

Estimated date of delivery

TB RISK STATUS

Country of birth of child / parents / grandparents

GENDER

Child’s gender

DATE OF VISIT / REVIEW / ASSESSMENT

Date Health Visitor first visit was completed

CHILD EXPOSED TO 2ND HAND SMOKE

Is child regularly exposed to second hand smoke within their home, car, and/or care envi...

BILINGUAL/MULTILINGUAL

Is the child routinely exposed to more than one spoken language in their home and/or car...

Variable description

Data type
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