Staff Resources

Employment and Careers

Employer Guide to the Maternity Support Worker Apprenticeships

MSW Framework

Perinatal Mental Health Resources for Staff / Clinicians

Strategic Resources

Long Term Plan Ambitions for Perinatal Mental Health – NHS Long Term Plan
NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan 19/20 – 23/24 – NHS Long Term Plan » NHS Mental Health Implementation Plan 2019/20 – 2023/24
NHS 2021/2022 Priorities and Operational Planning Guidance – NHS England » 2021/22 priorities and operational planning guidance
Mental Health Long Term Plan Analytical Tool (also available from NHS Futures online resource but that resource is password protected and only accessible through invitation)
The cost of perinatal mental health problems: Centre for Mental Health – costsofperinatal.pdf (centreformentalhealth.org.uk)
Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risks through Audit and Confidential Enquiry 2019 – MBRRACE-UK Maternal Report 2019 – WEB VERSION.pdf (ox.ac.uk)
Population level data about perinatal mental health: Public Health England – Perinatal Mental Health – PHE
NHS National Perinatal Mental Health Dashboard (this sits behind the NHS Futures website and is therefore password protected and accessible through invitation) – Perinatal Mental Health Dashboard – National Perinatal Mental Health Workspace – FutureNHS Collaboration Platform

National Guidance Documents and Care Pathway

Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance CG192 – Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance (nice.org.uk)
Management of women with mental health issues during pregnancy and the postnatal period: RCOG Good Practice Guide No 14 – Good Practice No. 14 Management of Women with Mental Health Issues during Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period (rcog.org.uk)
Standards for Perinatal Mental Health Services CR197: RCPSych 4^th Edition – Good Practice No. 14 Management of Women with Mental Health Issues during Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period (rcog.org.uk)
NICE Quality Standard QS115: Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health – Antenatal and postnatal mental health (nice.org.uk)
RCM Position Statement: Perinatal Women in the Criminal Justice System – perinatal-women-in-the-criminal-justice-system_7.pdf (rcm.org.uk)
Perinatal Mental Health Care Pathways: Full Implementation Guidance – The Perinatal Mental Health Care Pathways: Full Implementation Guidance (rcpsych.ac.uk)
Implementing routine outcome monitoring in specialist perinatal mental health services: NHS England – NHS England » Implementing routine outcome monitoring in specialist perinatal mental health services
Involving and supporting partners and other family members in specialist perinatal mental health services good practice guide: NHS England – NHS England » Involving and supporting partners and other family members in specialist perinatal mental health services: good practice guide
Tommy’s guide for delivering preconception care to women with a serious mental illness – Guide for delivering preconception care to women with a serious mental illness | Tommy’s
A good practice guide to support implementation of trauma-informed care in the perinatal period: NHS England – NHS England » A good practice guide to support implementation of trauma-informed care in the perinatal period

Perinatal Mental Health Downloads for Staff

North West Coast Clinical Network Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health Pathway.pdf

North West Coast Clinical Network High Level Parent Infant Mental Health Assessment Care Pathway.pdf

North West Coast Clinical Network Pathway for Perinatal Psychiatric Emergency.pdf

North West Coast Clinical Network Perinatal Mental Health Strategy 2018-2021.pdf

North West Coast Clinical Networks Perinatal Mental Health Resource Pack for IAPT Services 2020.pdf

North West Coast Clinical Network Tokophobia and Birth Trauma Pathway.pdf

Training and learning opportunities

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Institute of Health Visiting Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Champions training

We have over 20 iHV PIMH Champions across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Look out for upcoming training and for more opportunities to join the local Champions group.

Find out about becoming a iHV PIMH Champion here

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