Policy and practice : the impact of the NSW government's Families First Strategy on child and family health nursing

Briggs, C

Policy and practice : the impact of the NSW government's Families First Strategy on child and family health nursing

Briggs, C

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dc.contributor.author	Briggs, C
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-03T02:59:20Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-03T02:59:20Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/35962
dc.description	University of Technology, Sydney. Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery, and Health.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Child and family health services in NSW are a well established component of community health services. Child and family health nurses provide parenting support, health surveillance and early intervention for families with infants and young children. Contemporary child and family health services have been influenced by international research and trends in delivery of services to families with young children. The NSW Government introduced a comprehensive social program known as the Families First Strategy in 1999. This large State wide policy involved a whole of government approach to providing coordinated services to children and families. As a part of the Families First Strategy, NSW Health introduced Health Home Visiting for families with new babies, to be implemented through the community child and family health nursing network. This research study describes the development and implementation of the Families First Strategy and related health policies in child and family health nursing services in NSW from a nursing perspective. It provides a baseline description of contemporary child and family health nursing in NSW and examines the impact of the health policies on nursing practice in two Area Health Services. The research study explores the potential of child and family health nurses to influence health policy in respect of children and families and proposes recommendations and further research to inform the development of nursing leadership in child and family health nursing practice, education and policy.	en_US
dc.format	Thesis (PhD)	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
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dc.rights	The author owns the copyright in this thesis including all reproduction and reuse rights for the work. The work may not be altered without the permission of the copyright owner. Attribution is essential when quoting or paraphrasing from this thesis.
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dc.rights	© 2008 Carolyn Briggs
dc.title	Policy and practice : the impact of the NSW government's Families First Strategy on child and family health nursing	en_US
dc.type	Thesis
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Abstract:

Child and family health services in NSW are a well established component of community health services. Child and family health nurses provide parenting support, health surveillance and early intervention for families with infants and young children. Contemporary child and family health services have been influenced by international research and trends in delivery of services to families with young children. The NSW Government introduced a comprehensive social program known as the Families First Strategy in 1999. This large State wide policy involved a whole of government approach to providing coordinated services to children and families. As a part of the Families First Strategy, NSW Health introduced Health Home Visiting for families with new babies, to be implemented through the community child and family health nursing network. This research study describes the development and implementation of the Families First Strategy and related health policies in child and family health nursing services in NSW from a nursing perspective. It provides a baseline description of contemporary child and family health nursing in NSW and examines the impact of the health policies on nursing practice in two Area Health Services. The research study explores the potential of child and family health nurses to influence health policy in respect of children and families and proposes recommendations and further research to inform the development of nursing leadership in child and family health nursing practice, education and policy.

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