National Guidance

Making Every Contact Count and self care is part of the service conditions of the 2019/20 NHS Standard Contact, highlighting that providers must have an organisational plan to ensure staff use every opportunity to maintain or improve health and wellbeing using tools and principles comprised in Making Every Contact Count.

Public Health England and Health Education have worked with organisations in health and social care including Champs Public Health Collaborative to produce this resource and there are a range of practical resources to support this approach. They align with NICE guidelines on behaviour change also.

PHE / HEE guidance to support people and organisations when considering or reviewing MECC activity and to aid implementation. The guide includes the 8 step action and activity checklist

A framework of evidence to guide healthcare professionals in preventing illness, protecting health and promoting wellbeing.

The 2020/21 CCG CQUIN scheme contains 17 indicators, aligned to the 4 key areas: prevention of ill health, mental health, patient safety and best practice pathways.

Both the 2019/20 CCG and PSS CQUIN schemes comprise indicators, aligned to 4 key areas including prevention of ill health, in support of the NHS Long Term Plan. Alcohol and tobacco screening and brief advice is included. Specific indicator breakdowns are provided in the following document.