Improving Maternal and Infant Nutrition: A Framework for Action

Chapter 7: Action Plan7.1 It is recognised that the activities contained in the Action Plan are at different stages – for several activities some progresshas already begun and we will continue to build on the success achieved so far; while for others, work has not yet commenced,therefore, depending on the scale of the action required, it may take longer to achieve our milestones. For each activity we haveidentified which short term outcome we believe it will impact on. For each activity it is likely that a number of organisations willcontribute to its delivery, however, we have identified the organisation(s) with lead responsibility for implementation.1. Education, Training & PracticeDevelopmentActivity Outcome Lead Organisation(s) Milestone Timescale1.1 Preparation programmes for the definedworkforce should include current, consistent,evidence-based education on maternal & infantnutrition which includes nutrition prior toconception, during & after pregnancy,appropriate nutritional supplementation,breastfeeding, infant formula feeding,complementary feeding & transition to familydiet1, 2, 3 Higher & Further EducationInstitutionsMaternal & infantnutrition includedin preparationprogrammes forkey healthprofessions &early yearsworkersBy end2014/151.2 National occupational standards on maternal &infant nutrition will be developed.1, 2, 3 Scottish Government StandardsdevelopedBy end2012/131.3 The defined workforce must acceptresponsibility for its CPD needs on maternal &infant nutrition relevant to their scope ofpractice and to enable them to do this training1, 2, 3 Individual practitionersNHS BoardsTrainingopportunities forrelevant staffavailable in eachBy end2011/12