Health visiting and science fiction don't usually have much in common. But the drive to prevent health problems - and thereby save pain and money - has bought the two worlds closer together.
A new tool is being touted as a way to look into the future of young children and predict which will go on to develop problems with everything from obesity to schooling.
The Universal Needs Assessment, or UNA, was launched at the start of October by Capita Children's Services. It also looks at families' ability to cope with crises through the networks of social support available to them, otherwise known as their social capital.
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