‘Visiting children at home is critical to developing a healthy community’ Diane Wensley on the importance of visiting children at home and why the traditional health visitor role was a critical service.

‘Visiting children at home is critical to developing a healthy community’

Diane Wensley on the importance of visiting children at home and why the traditional health visitor role was a critical service. #children #nursing #healthvisiting #healthvisitor

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Toddlers spending two hours a day on screens, study finds The government is being urged to act as findings reveal two-year-olds in England are spending an average of two hours a day on screens

Toddlers spending two hours a day on screens, study finds

Two-year-olds in England are spending an average of two hours a day on screens

#healthcare #nursing #NHS #healthvisitor #children

Join us at our next iHV SCPHN Student #HealthVisitor Networking Event on 3 Feb: 'Wee, Poo & Practice – Navigating the New Toilet Training Guidance'.
Find out more and book your place here: buff.ly/xvjqvKF
#PottyTraining #ToiletTraining #SCPHN

Clinical quiz: Managing croup in primary care Refresh your knowledge on managing croup in primary care, from identifying key symptoms to applying evidence-based management strategies.

Clinical quiz: Managing croup in primary care

#coup #nursing #healthcare #healthvisitor #NHS #nurses #quiz

Supporting Fathers’ Mental Health - ahead of #InternationalMensDay on 19 Nov, we are delighted to share this Voices blog from Dr Sharin Baldwin, Senior #HealthVisitor Research Lead, iHV.
"...a reminder that men’s mental health is family health".
Full blog: ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...

To supplement family voices, we are also keen to hear a #HealthVisitor perspective. Pls share your experiences and insights so we can understand how you are already supporting this population, and what further support you need.
Read the blog to access the survey.

New alliance aims to combat children’s nursing shortages National organisations have formed an alliance to fight for better investment and support for the UK’s children’s health workforce

New alliance aims to combat children’s nursing shortages

#nursesky #schoolnurse #RCPCH #RCN #NSPCC #healthvisitor

Calling all student members 📣 Don't miss our next SCPHN Student #HealthVisitor Networking Event on 21 Oct, particularly relevant for those who have recently begun their studies. Find out more and book your free place here: ihv.org.uk/events/scphn... #Networking #SCPHN

Are you a Health Visitor working in England?

Our NIHR School for Public Health Research funded study is exploring how to support healthy behaviours in new parents—and your insights are vital.

Receive a £50 Amazon voucher for taking part.

Contact: FAM-HEALTH@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk

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Alison responded to numerous lines of questioning on the #HealthVisitor workforce, regional variation, commissioning arrangements, as well as opportunities to maximise the role of HVs in the government’s three key shifts for the NHS and plans to improve uptake of immunisations.
#HealthVisiting

📣 iHV Members - bookings are open for our next Insights webinar on 19 June: 'Improving the lives of babies and children with SEND'. Find out more and book your free member place here:
ihv.org.uk/events/ihv-i...
#iHVInsights #SEND #iHVMemberEvent #HealthVisiting #HealthVisitor

Looking for a new HV role?
The States of Guernsey are seeking a #HealthVisitor to provide a full range of #HealthVisiting services in #Guernsey
ihv.org.uk/for-health-v...
#HVJobs

iHV is proud to announce that we have been selected as one of The KPMG Foundation’s 25@25 charities.
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#HealthVisiting #HealthVisitor

Looking for a new role? Family Nursing & Home Care seeks a #HealthVisitor Team Leader to join them in #Jersey
For further details see the link below ⬇️
ihv.org.uk/for-health-v...
#HealthVisiting #HealthVisitingJobs #HVJobs

iHV was sad to hear of the passing of Professor Dame June Clark DBE - she was an eminent #HealthVisitor and trail blazer in raising awareness of the role of the health visitor through her own research and subsequent publications.
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#HealthVisiting

Prof Jayne Brown presenting a great @NIHRresearch study @survivingcrying at #iHVEBP2025 helping #parents to get through the challenges of #babies crying

#healthvisitor #healthvisiting

This kind of necessary 'routine support' was once available to all expectant and new parents, through their #HealthVisitor. Years of cuts have reduced the service to a rump in too many places in England: and the unrelieved but widespread suffering (including suicide) described here is the result.

Are you a #HealthVisitor then do take a look at the survey below exploring advanced level #healthvisiting ⬇️

Head of Public Health Transformation @NHSNW , former paediatric nurse & #HealthVisitor Tracey Malkin explains why Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination during pregnancy is so important, and the role of healthcare practitioners in helping parents decide
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