Janie Reid is the new improvement advisor for the Early Years Collaborative in North Lanarkshire.

The Collaborative aims to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities for all babies, children, mothers, fathers and families to ensure that all children have the best start in life and are ready to succeed.

Janie will be working closely with health visiting staff in the north to achieve challenging goals.

She said: “My role over the next year is to help to plan and execute improvement projects connected to what is known as Stretch Aim 2.

“It is ambitious in improvement terms. It requires that, by December this year, 85% of all children within each community planning partnership will have reached all of the expected developmental milestones at the time of the child’s 27‐30 month child health review.

“Achieving this aim for children and their families will mean thinking differently, being innovative in approach and giving everyone involved in delivering the 27-30 month assessment the skills they need to lead change in this area.

“Effective and lasting improvement is always brought about through a committed team effort. Health visiting staff will provide the expert clinical knowledge and subject matter expertise.

“I will support colleagues in making improvements using improvement science methodology. This joint approach will increase the likelihood of the team’s potential for success.

“I will be in regular contact with health visiting teams throughout the north to support the improvement work.”

Janie can be contacted at janie.reid@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk or on 07814 799655.