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Personalise additional advice

You can use these consultations to provide additional advice to customers. 

Some customers who are pregnant or have children under the age of four years may be eligible for the Healthy Start Scheme. This scheme provides vouchers or a prepaid card to buy milk, infant formula, fruit, vegetables and pulses from local shops, as well as coupons that can be exchanged for free vitamins. You can visit www.healthystart.nhs.uk to find out more about the Healthy Start Scheme. 

Scotland has a different scheme called Best Start. Visit www.mygov.scot/best-start-grant-best-start-foods for more information. 

Build loyalty

Think about the vitamin supplements available for babies and young children both in store and online. 

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What vitamin D supplements could you recommend for a newborn who is being exclusively breastfed? 
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What supplements containing vitamins A, C and D could you recommend for older babies and young children?
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How would you encourage the parent or carer to come back if they need further support?

References:

1. https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/food-and-nutrition/eating-well/vitamins-and-minerals#vitamins 

2. https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/food-and-nutrition/eating-well/vitamins-and-minerals#overview 

3. https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/vitamins-supplements-and-nutrition/ 

4. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/folic-acid-added-to-flour-to-prevent-spinal-conditions-in-babies 

5. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/weaning-and-feeding/vitamins-for-children/  

6. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-d/  

7. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/healthy-eating-for-teens/ 

8. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/iron/ 

9. https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/calcium.html 

10. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/keep-your-bones-strong-over-65/ 

11. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/004015.htm 

 

References last accessed October 2021.