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Healthy Care Programme - Handbook

Provider NCB
Topics Social care, welfare, protection
Type Information and guidance
Date March 2005
Region Not Applicable

The Healthy Care Programme Handbook provides information about:

  • The DfES funded National Children's Bureau (NCB) Healthy Care Programme - an overarching programme to promote the health and well-being of looked after children and young people.

  • The National Healthy Care Standard that describes the entitlements of looked-after children and young people and outcomes that will help to measure progress towards providing a healthy care environment.

  • How Healthy Care can help to provide evidence for inspection
    processes and other reviews.

  • How the pilot Healthy Care Partnerships were set up.

  • How to carry out healthy care audits and develop and implement
    healthy care action plans.

This handbook is aimed at everyone concerned with the care of looked-after children and young people, from elected members and strategic managers, to carers.

Click to access more information about the Healthy Care Programme on this website or to visit the relevant pages on the National Children's Bureau website.

 

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