June 2021 All Party Parliamentary Group Meeting

On 8th June, during Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, the APPG for Conception to Age Two met to discuss the Health and Care Bill and how it might support local action to support babies and their families.

The meeting with chaired by Tim Loughton MP. A full recording of the discussion is available to watch here.

Slides from the event are below.

Sally Hogg, Coordinator of the First 1001 Days Movement opened the meeting by setting out the challenges which the Health and Care Bill might address. 210607 APPG Sally Hogg Slides

Alison Morton, Executive Director of the Institute of Health Visiting explained the local variability in health visiting provision. Alison Morton Slides

Debbie Adams, Head of the Integrated Early Years Service in Camden talked about a new 1001 days pathway that is being introduced in Camden. Debbie Adams Slides

Trudy Mills and Kathryn Hollins discussed the work that Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System is doing for babies and their families.  Surrey Heartlands Slides

Philippa Baker and Dorian Kennedy from the Department for Health and Social Care explained more about the Health and Care Bill and other national policy developments that might influence services for the youngest children and their families. Dorian and Philippa did not use any slides.