Creating a place where children can flourish in their early years is a national Public Health priority for Scotland.
This journey begins pre-conception and continues during pregnancy into the early days of life. Since 2017, the Scottish Government has set a strategic direction for maternity and neonatal services across the country with the Best Start five-year review plan. Within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, our maternity and neonatal services continue to evolve, guided by the Best Start principles.
We have made significant progress over the last seven years to effectively implement many of the key recommendations set out in the Best Start review. We are committed to embed and develop further the implementation of the key recommendations and principles of Best Start, the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Framework and the Women’s Health Plan over the coming five years.
The strategy will link to many other programmes and initiatives, particularly the NHSGGC Moving Forward Together programme, the NHSGGC Nursing and Midwifery Strategy, Digital, Mental health and the Public Protection and Quality Strategies.
The implementation of this strategy will take place in the context of other local work and the development of new national Scottish Government maternity and neonatal policy direction in the coming years.
This document will set the vision for maternity and neonatal services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde from 2024 to 2029.
