Question follow-through · 28574

Parents and Babies: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what way national guidance, training frameworks and service specifications for maternity, health visiting and perinatal mental health services support the use of evidence based observational app

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
11 Sept 2026
Answer
18 Sept 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what way national guidance, training frameworks and service specifications for maternity, health visiting and perinatal mental health services support the use of evidence based observational app

  2. 11 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    National guidance and service specifications recognise the importance of early parent-infant relationships and helping parents understand and respond to their baby’s needs. The refreshed Healthy Child Programme guidance and Best Start Family Hubs and Heal...

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