Parental and healthcare provider attitudes towards the Healthy Child Programme in England: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Healthy Child Programme (HCP) in England, delivered by Health Visitors (HV) and Nursery Nurses (NN), aims to assess growth and development in pre-school age children. This qualitative analysis aimed to evaluate the perceptions and experiences of HCP providers and parents located in a London borough.

Methods

This qualitative analysis is part of a larger study piloting an automated growth screening algorithm in a London borough. We conducted three focus group discussions; two with parents of pre-school children participating in the pilot study, one in English (n = 6) and one in Sylheti (n = 5), and one with HVs and NNs (n = 11). Sampling was purposeful, and written informed consent was obtained. Groups were facilitated by the same bilingual researcher using semi

SUBMITTER: Rahman T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11360489 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature