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Newly qualified health visitor: The evidence to support home visiting
(2020-05)
COVID-19 has changed the way health visiting is being delivered across the country. With the need for social distancing, new practices have been put in place to restrict non-essential visiting and keep families and ...
Promoting safety in the home during the pandemic and beyond
(2021-03)
With families home schooling their children, caring for young babies and managing housework during lockdown, it is important for health visitors to promote home safety advice to help prevent unintentional accidents and injuries
Newly qualified health visitor: Assessment and support for fathers’ mental health
(2019-11)
Explores the evidence around paternal mental health illness, and the
role of the health visitor through assessment, identification and signposting using
a whole-family approach
State of Health Visiting survey: A profession under pressure
(2023-02)
The latest survey published by the Institute of Health Visiting has provided an insight into the complex issues facing the profession and the state of child health in the UK, as Bethany Boddy explains
School readiness and the health visitor role
(2023-06)
Supporting children to be school ready starts before birth, and the health visiting service has a crucial role in supporting, promoting health, identifying risks and referring for early help and support
Supporting health literacy and managing minor illnesses
(2022-12)
Health visitors have an important role in education, signposting and giving advice to families in relation to managing minor illnesses
Infant mental health and the role of the health visitor
(2023-09)
The theme for June's infant mental health week this year was ‘Bonding before birth’, with organisations sharing the importance of support for parents and carers to enable them to understand baby brain development and how ...
Health promotion for vitamin use in children under 5 years
(2023-11)
There is an increasing understanding of the importance of vitamins and minerals for the health and development of the population. Bethany Boddy looks at the evidence base for health promotion in children under the age of 5 years