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Monitoring change in families receiving primary mental health specialist services: a pragmatic evaluation within an existing service for the under-fives (2010)
Journal Article
Pollock, J., & Horrocks, S. (2010). Monitoring change in families receiving primary mental health specialist services: a pragmatic evaluation within an existing service for the under-fives. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 15(2), 120-124. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2009.00545.x

Background: Specialist CAMHS-based services for pre-school age children are being introduced in the UK using different models of care. The clinical value of these new services requires assessment. Method:: Over 20 months a Primary Mental Health Speci... Read More about Monitoring change in families receiving primary mental health specialist services: a pragmatic evaluation within an existing service for the under-fives.

Health and social factors for health visitor caseload weighting: Reliability, accuracy and current and potential use (2002)
Journal Article
Pollock, J., Horrocks, S., Emond, A., Harvey, I., & Shepherd, M. (2002). Health and social factors for health visitor caseload weighting: Reliability, accuracy and current and potential use. Health and Social Care in the Community, 10(2), 82-90. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2524.2002.00345.x

The reliability and validity of data collection and recording for a health visitor caseload weighting system operating in a large combined acute and community trust in Bristol was examined. Client families were recruited from all participating (servi... Read More about Health and social factors for health visitor caseload weighting: Reliability, accuracy and current and potential use.

Health visitor understanding and rating of 28 health and social factors used as part of a health visitor caseload weighting system (1998)
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Emond, A., Harvey, I., Horrocks, S., Pollock, J., Harvey, I., Emond, A., & Shepherd, M. (1998). Health visitor understanding and rating of 28 health and social factors used as part of a health visitor caseload weighting system. Health and Social Care in the Community, 6(5), 343-352. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2524.1998.00137.x

This paper reports the results of the first stage of an evaluation study of a health visitor caseload weighting system. In Bristol, health visitor caseloads are compiled annually to complete caseload weighting summaries based on 28 health and social... Read More about Health visitor understanding and rating of 28 health and social factors used as part of a health visitor caseload weighting system.