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involves collecting examples of good practice from elsewhere. It could mean that group members are able to offer family planning clinics, GP Practices etc, a pool of knowledgeable young people able to “test” their services for user friendliness and atmosphere. It will definitely provide a group able to enter into dialogue as the strategy to reduce teenage pregnancies develops. • Teenagers as Parents The Dales Healthy Living Centre bid includes Teenagers as Parents (a focused intervention with the Primary Care Team working in a peer led education model). • Peterlee Pupil Representation Group The Education Action Zone in Peterlee has a Pupil Representation Group (1 from each secondary school in the zone) who will be asked to give their views and support to work in this area. Action plans recommended for further development (R) • Incidence at Local Authority level Investigate trends over a longer time period in order to establish a better understanding of the long term situation. • Confidential Inquiry Establish a confidential local enquiry system to be in place to access data on teenage conceptions. In particular this would look into local patterns in terminations/ continuation of pregnancy among under 16s, as research elsewhere has shown that these can vary considerably within small geographical areas, and may lead into service development issues. • Data for 16-18s Map distribution of pregnancies in young women aged 16-18. • Equality of Education Ensure equality of opportunity and equality of access the LEA will be planning and funding equitable provision rather than a two- tier provision whereby many excluded pupils receive full time packages and pregnant pupils receive a lesser provision. • Housing needs Northern Consortium of Housing Authorities to co-ordinate needs assessment for semi-supported housing for lone teenage parents, across County Durham with support from Public Health in line with requirement of the Teenage Pregnancy Unit. • Contraceptive advice from a GP other than the one you are registered with Collect information about which GPs have opted to provide contraceptive advice to all patients, rather than simply their own practice in order to identify gaps in provision and publicise the provision more widely. 1 1 Obtaining contraceptive advice in more privacy than is often possible in small community surgeries is clearly an important facility; there is anecdotal evidence that many professionals as well as the public are unaware of the possibility. Some patients appear to use ‘temporary resident’ arrangements, which could be considered fraudulent in some circumstances. 29
• Practice Development Plans Ensure that the Postgraduate Medical Education Training programme includes regular updates on service provision related to sexual health and contraception, and skills in dealing with young people, as well as medical aspects and encourage GPs to take up this training. Ensure appropriate training is identified and made accessible to practice nurses. Provide receptionist training to assist them in dealing sympathetically with enquiries from young people. • Specific sessions for contraception All group practices should be encouraged as the norm to offer contraceptive services at specific clinics, held at times suitable for young people i.e. after school or Saturday morning, with discreet waiting areas. GPs may find lunch times are appropriate. This should be in liaison with other service providers. • Condoms freely available Make condoms freely available recurringly 2 , in accordance with a protocol ensuring adequate explanation for effective use, information and referral to other services is readily available. • Saturday morning clinic Extend End House contraceptive provision available on Saturday morning. This commenced February 2001. • Training for other service providers End House staff would offer training to other groups e.g. youth workers, teachers, other family planning clinic providers. • Improve Chester-le-Street Clinic Modify current service to make it more suitable for young people . • Central booking Trusts to develop a central booking system to ensure easy access to family planning clinics. There have been funding issued around obtaining hardware to support this. So this may not be a viable option. • Staff trained to work with young people Trusts to ensure all staff in family planning clinics have regular training in working with young people. • Contraceptive care services Encourage a shift in name from family planning clinics to contraceptive care services, young people’s clinics or other broader term. • Protocol for follow up to emergency contraception 2 Recurring funding has been identified in Durham/Chester-le-St, The Dales and Sedgefield and non-recurring funding in Derwentside and Darlington. Services currently doing this report increased use by young men, and the pilot scheme in Durham/Chester-le-Street demonstrated more men using the GP based service than family planning clinics. The Sedgefield pilot will be in place from 1 st April 2000, usage will be monitored on a quarterly basis, with annual evaluation. 30
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Page 4 and 5: Executive Summary • Britain has t
Page 6 and 7: Background and Information Within W
Page 8 and 9: PART A SECTION 1 7
Page 10 and 11: Teenage Pregnancy Unit: Long Term a
Page 12 and 13: Head of Service Connexions, County
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Page 16 and 17: Links to other Policies The Teenage
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Page 20 and 21: The latest measure of deprivation,
Page 22 and 23: Primary Care Groups have a crucial
Page 24 and 25: Table 2 Conception Rates for under
Page 26 and 27: Priorities Priorities have been agr
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Page 36 and 37: • Develop more structured follow
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Page 44 and 45: Local Media Campaign County Durham
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S.E.U. Action Point 14 S.E.U. Actio
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BETTER CONTRACEPTION 3 YEAR PLAN S.
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S.E.U. Action Point 14 1. Effective
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Issue Task Planned Action/Goals S.E
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Issue Task Planned Action/Goals S.E
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BETTER SUPPORT FOR TEENAGE PARENTS
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Better Support for pregnant school
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Needs, circumstances, culture and e
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BETTER SUPPORT 3 YEAR PLAN Issue Ta
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l) Access to childcare m) Homeless
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Consultation with Young People in C
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services and or Sexual Health Outre
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Annual Report 2000/2001 Joined Up A
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Impact of funding • The Local Imp
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Teenage Pregnancy Unit Local Implem
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PART D CERTIFICATE OF AGREEMENT AND
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