Professor Viv Bennett is Director of Nursing at the Department of Health (DH) and Public Health England (PHE).
In March I used this blog to share some thoughts on the importance of staying connected to the front line; the importance of thanking our staff for what they do and for giving up their time to talk to me; …
As a society we face huge challenges in tackling the health and wellbeing of the population. We know the impact of lifestyle factors on health, and we understand more about the ‘causes of the causes.' We are learning more about …
International Nurses' Day is a real opportunity to celebrate all the fantastic work that nurses do and to be proud of our profession. I was very pleased when @WeNurses and Britain's Nurses asked me for a nursing story as part …
Staying connected to nurses, midwives and care staff is a central part and one of the real privileges of my job. Hearing and acting on the views of people who use our services needs to inform everything we do as …
Career choice is one of the most important decisions in anyone’s life; we know career choices amongst young people can be influenced by so many factors including life experiences, family and peers. Within nursing we know that we need the …
For increasing numbers of people, health and wellbeing is no longer a sub-conscious state requiring episodic contact with health services to fix something that is broken. Instead, it is a matter of active and ongoing – often lifelong – intervention …
At the end of the year and as we approach a new one, I have been reflecting on nurses and midwives contribution to 'the public's health': What have we achieved in 2012 and what are the opportunities for 2013? In …
Drawing on contributions and input from around 9,000 nurses, midwives care staff and patients, we are delighted to launch Compassion in Practice, the new three-year plan. Our enduring values for high quality care and good health and wellbeing are set …
Thank you for all the helpful comments on the Nursing & Midwifery Vision and Strategy and to those who participated in WeNurses Tweetchat last week. Those taking part felt that more information to inform tomorrow's Tweetchat in respect of 'action …
I have had a really good few days talking to nurses, midwives and health visitors from primary and community services about public health. We have discussed, what do we mean by ‘public health’ and is it a term that resonates …
