The Scottish Office NHS policies for children


The Scottish Office NHS Policies for Children, 1974-1998 An Overview
		Publisher The Scottish Office, 1998

Contents

	Introduction
	Historical background to services and state intervention concerning children's health Establishment of the Scottish Office up to 1940 1900 - 1948 1948 - 1974
	State of children's health throughout the period to 1974 Tables Births per 1,000 population, Scotland, 1930-1972 Live birth rates per 1,000 population for selected countires, 1971 Live births per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years, Scotland, 1971 Age specific mortality rates per 100,000 population in children aged 0-14 years, Scotland, 1951-1971 Infant mortality rates in selected countries ranked by ascending rate, 1950-1970 Numbers of infant deaths according to the leading causes, Scotland, 1971 Infant mortality rates per 1,000 live births by area, Scotland, 1971 Infant mortality rates per 1,000 live births by social class, Scotland, 1961 and 1971 Completed courses of immunisation at 31 December 1971 for children born in 1969 School health statistics, Scotland Hospital discharges for selected causes in children aged 0-14 years, Scotland The Ten leading causes of admission to hospital at ages 0-14 years, Scotland
	Acts, provisions and developments from 1974
	Background to Main Acts The National Health Service Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child The Children (Scotland) Act 1995
	Provisions Childrens Health Service School Health Service Mental health of children and adolescents Children in hospital Mentally handicapped children
	Specific reviews and audits of particular parts and policies concerned with children's services Childrens Footwear Dental service for children at school Severe hearing impairment ENT services Congenital dislocation of the hip (CDH) Hernia repair CRAG - Occasional papers Speech and language therapy provision HIV and AIDS in Scotland Opthalmology service for children Neonatal care Medical staffing Neonatal resuscitation Routine examination of the newborn Protocol for investigation and treatment of neonatal jaundice in the community
	Organisational changes
	Policies for children from 1974
	Preventative policies - Substance abuse Treatments and care Child abuse policies from 1974 The welfare food scheme and breastfeeding policies Immunisation against infectious diseases (IAID) background IAID policies since 1974
	Hazards and Alerts - Food and water contaminants Baby feeding hazards Medicines and treatments Childrens accidents
	Scottish Office grants
	Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS)
	Summary and current health status of children in 1998
	References
	Appendices
		List of Section 16B grants
		List of CSO research grants
		List of SW/CRU research grants
		Written and oral parliamentary questions concerning children/Scotland from 1979

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