0-19 Healthy Child Programme Services

In relation to the commissioning of public health services for children between 0-19 years of age. The County Council took responsibility for commissioning public health services for 0-5 years old (Health Visiting) in October 2015, adding to its existing responsibility for services for 5-19 years old (school age nursing services).

The services to be provided under the contract relate to the Department of Health's Healthy Child Programme (HCP) and include:

1. 0-5 Healthy Visiting Service;

2. 0-19 Public Health and Well-being Nursing Service;

3. 0-19 Strengthening Families the Partnership Plus element of Health Visiting and School Aged Nursing; and

4. The Child Screening Service including National Child Measurement Programme and Vision screening.

For the avoidance of doubt this does not include the school-based vaccination programmes, which are commissioned separately by NHS England.