Implementation Strategies and Challenges

0 – 8 YEARS Policy Drivers

Policy and practice influences Scottish Government Policy documents influencing programme development Multi-agency Early Years Framework Collaboration Early Years Framework Getting It Right for Every Child A New Look at HALL 4 Refreshed Framework for Maternity Care in Scotland R Maternal and Infant Nutrition Reducing Antenatal Health Inequalities /

Strategic groups Workforce Care Pathways E health and Data collection Communication Evaluation and Research

Pathways of care and related services

Staff Opportunities Programme leader – 18 months FT HV seconded until Feb 2015 FT Midwives x 2 PT Research Assistant – 12 months PT

EVALUATION AND RESEARCH GROUP Key Activity:  Evidence base to inform practice and support BPS developments  Developing the logic model/evaluation framework  Defining the minimum dataset  Abstracts/Journal articles  Funding proposal governance  Identifying research opportunities MINIMUM DATASET LOGIC MODEL/ FOCUSED LEARNING SESSION RESEARCH FUNDING PROPOSAL GOVERNANCE/ FUNDING TEMPLATE DESIGN EVALUATION AND RESEARCH GROUP AUDIT/ RESEARCH DATABASE JOURNALS/ABSTRAC TS/CONFERENCES

BENEFIT or RISK ? Additional Early Years Policy impact Multiagency understanding/’buy in’ Early Years Collaborative Children and Young People Bill ‘Pandora’s box’ Frontline staff pressures Finance

Challenges Competing demands Changing priorities Lack of direction and guidance (i.e. focus) Delay with national decisions that impact on the work Massive workload generated