Breastfeeding provider summary
City and Hackney Teaching PCT provider arm
Mapping Comments
1 Organisation summary
This section reports on questions answered in the NHS provider organisation-wide questionnaire.
1.1 Infant feeding leads
| Does your organisation employ any Infant Feeding Leads/Coordinators? | Yes |
| How many Infant Feeding Leads/Coordinators does your organisation employ? | 1 |
| How many hours per week are protected for their Infant Feeding Coordinator (or equivalent) duties? | 37.5 |
| Do you have a contract for the role of Infant Feeding Coordinator (or equivalent)? | Yes |
| Is the contract fixed term? | No |
| How long is the contract for (in years)? | 0 |
| Is there a service level agreement for the role of Infant Feeding Coordinator (or equivalent)? | Not applicable |
1.2 Baby friendly initiative accreditation
| Yes working towards registering intent | All |
| Yes registered intent | None |
| Yes have Certificate of Commitment | None |
| Yes achieved Stage 1 accreditation | None |
| Yes achieved Stage 2 accreditation | None |
| Achieved full accreditation | None |
1.3 Breastfeeding policy
| Has your organisation adopted a policy to promote breastfeeding? | Yes |
2 Service overview
2.1 Types of services providing dedicated breastfeeding support
| Service | Health and Social Care Provider | Service Type | Services Confirmed Complete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Visiting Service | City and Hackney Teaching PCT provider arm | Early years and health visiting | 100.0% |
Total | - | - | 100.0% |
2.2 Type of breastfeeding activity provided
| Service | Breastfeeding information to woman/mother | Health education class, including breastfeeding/infant feeding education | One-to-one health education including infant feeding/breastfeeding | One-to-one breastfeeding education | Peer support service | Health professional support service | Skin-to-skin mother-baby contact | 24 hour rooming in for all mothers and infants unless medically contra-indicated | Showing mothers how to breastfeed | Anytime breastfeeding immediately after birth | Providing assistance to express milk | No routine use of supplemental feeds in addition to breastfeeding | Referral to breastfeeding support groups | Encouragement of breastfeeding up to six weeks | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Visiting Service | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2.3 When breastfeeding activity is provided
| Service | Antenatal | 1st few days after birth | Birth onwards | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Visiting Service | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2.4 Targeted priority population groups
None reported
2.5 Methods of delivering breastfeeding activity
| Service | Face-to-face | Telephone | Written materials | Clinic media | General media | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Visiting Service | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
3 Staff training and peer support
3.1 Staff training
| Service | 18 hour BFI or equivalent standard | Introduction to breastfeeding policy within 6 months of recruitment | Other: please specify |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Visiting Service | Some | Some |
3.2 Peer support
None reported
3.3 Continuity of care
| Service | If activity delivered on more than one occasion, is it by the same health professional / peer supporter? |
|---|---|
| Health Visiting Service | Yes |
4 Outcomes
4.1 Service coverage
| Service | Current or planned activity to evaluate the delivery or impact of your breastfeeding services | Service coverage | Information available through routine records | Source used e.g hospital medical records, GP medical records, Bf activity records | When collected | How often collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Visiting Service | Yes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
4.2 Other outcomes measured
| Service | Current or planned activity to evaluate the delivery or impact of your breastfeeding services | Service coverage by priority population groups | Acceptability of service to users | Accessibility of service to users | Affordability of service to users | Impact of the service on initiation rates | Impact of the service on duration of breastfeeding | Impact of the service on health outcomes short term | Impact of the service on health outcomes long term | Other outcome (please specify) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Visiting Service | Yes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |