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Viv Bennett

Mandation to continue for universal service five health visiting contacts: supporting the best start in life

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We know that what happens in pregnancy and early childhood impacts on physical and emotional health throughout childhood and into adult life. PHE evidence into action sets out the importance of children being ready to learn at 2 and ready …

International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation – join the conversation - by Wendy Nicholson

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Today is International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM, lead organisations including PHE, DH and NHS England have joined forces to support the day – however, it’s more than one single day. FGM isn’t just an international issue; FGM affected …

Learning, reflections and social media - a journey not to be missed? by Wendy Nicholson

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We are embarking on a new journey! PHE and #Wecommunities are exploring new ways of learning and professionally developing using social media. So please welcome…… 'WeLearn - Lifelong learning into practice’. So what’s new? Well this is not a traditional …

Networking – an Art or Science?:  health visiting and school nurse networking events

Our forthcoming health visitor and school nurse networking events are crammed packed with speakers who are leading lights in safeguarding and experts in service improvements through service user engagement. We also have interactive workshops addressing a plethora of public health …

Staying well this winter. It's more tricky than I thought...... for my dad that is - by Joanne Bosanquet

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Two years ago in early December, my 80 year old dad, who by the way believes he is not yet 80 and flies around the place like a much younger version of himself, fell ill. He has a chronic respiratory …

Infection Control and Communicable Disease Prevention in the Special School Nurseries and Childcare settings by Helen Friend

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Following a summer outbreak of viral gastroenteritis in a special school setting in West Yorkshire, which was particularly long running in nature, a request was received from a school cluster of 8 special schools within the West Yorkshire area as …