Table 5 Categories of best practice recommendations
Category of best practice recommendations | Description |
|---|---|
Overarching / organisational approach | Related to ways that services are delivered, organised and / or commissioned. Statements aimed at service commissioners and providers |
Philosophy of care / engagement approach | How practitioners should approach / work / engage with the women |
Assessment | Relates to all forms of assessment in all contexts |
Referral Pathways | Refers to guidance around who women / babies should be referred onto, and circumstances around this |
Practical clinical guidance / medical procedures | Instructions relating to the treatment of patients and medical procedures to be carried out |
Prescribing protocols | Relates to guidance around prescribing opioid substitution therapy (OST), withdrawal, and detox |
Child Protection / safeguarding procedures | Covers risk assessment, care-planning, interventions, and any other recommendations related to child protection or safeguarding |
Specific recommended interventions | Specific intervention models or tools |