Last week we launched a new pathway which focusses on the health and well-being of adult carers.. Based on feedback and insight from carers themselves, plus district nurses and general practice nurses, we have worked with the Queen's Nursing Institute …
Linda Hindle, Lead Allied Health professional for Public Health England, writes about her visit to the Children’s Occupational Therapy Service in Birmingham City Council as part of the week of action. Speaking to Allied Health Professionals (AHPS) over the last …
Recently I had a very motivated third year student shadow me for two weeks as part of his leadership module. I like working with students. Students bring energy and enthusiasm and especially they ask lots of questions and see things …
Allied health professionals have had, and will continue to play, a key role in the public health agenda. The focus on outcomes, with the development of the Public Health Outcomes Framework, will help AHPs to show how they add value …
It is exciting to have this third week of action on public health nursing and the opportunity to promote and showcase the work nurses and midwives can do to improve health and advocate in health promotion. Nurses and Midwives have …
Welcome to the 5th and final day in our week of action on health improvement and health promoting practitioners. This short blog is to provide a pointer for what we have coming up today and some things you may want to …
‘Yes, no problem,’ was my response when I was asked to write a blog for the Department of Health 'Health Improvement and Health Promoting Practitioner week of action’ A what? Eek, what had I signed up to!? What was I …
My blog earlier in the week ( http://bit.ly/T2EF9v )focused on defining MECC and giving a sense of what’s happening at the national level to support this important agenda. Here I focus on some great examples of how MECC is being delivered …
A year after the Secretary of State published Living Well for Longer: A Call to Action on Reducing Premature Avoidable Mortality, we published the follow-up. Our document – Living Well for Longer: National Support for Local Action to Reduce Premature …
As another Carer’s Week (9th to 15th June) passes, I reflect that England’s 5.4 million carers (expected to rise to 9 million by 2037) are the true pioneers (and partners) in ensuring that our relatives do indeed live well, live …
