Parents and Babies: Health Services
Commons · Question 28574 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 18 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Maya Ellis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in what way national guidance, training frameworks and service specifications for maternity, health visiting and perinatal mental health services support the use of evidence based observational app
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 18 Sep 2026
National guidance and service specifications recognise the importance of early parent-infant relationships and helping parents understand and respond to their baby’s needs. The refreshed Healthy Child Programme guidance and Best Start Family Hubs and Heal...