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On 18th March it was National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day. The day is now extended across the week to maximise awareness. The week highlights the issues surrounding Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE): encouraging everyone to think, spot and speak out …
This week it is the Lullaby Trust’s ‘Safer sleeping’ week – the week aims to raise awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and evidenced advice on how parents can reduce the risk of it occurring. SIDS is multi-factorial. However, …
As the Chief Public Health Nurse and Chief Nursing Officer we are passionate about maximising and valuing the role of nursing, midwifery and care staff to improve health outcomes for individual people and at the population level. This is set …
Today, we’ve published findings from work looking to create child development outcomes indicators in our new report. We’ve been looking at how data health visitors collect from their use of the ASQ-3 during the development review might be used to …
Screening programmes are important components in our programmes to identify apparently healthy people who may be at increased risk of a disease or condition, enabling earlier treatment and better informed decisions. Nurses can make a real difference in ensuring that …
Health visitors and school nurses are often the primary health contact point for parents and carers of children aged between 0-19 years. Together with other health professionals, they have a key role in providing advice or support for parents to …
All Our Health is a framework of evidence to guide health care professionals in preventing illness, protecting health and promoting wellbeing ..... a really useful resource for health care professionals from all walks of life! The framework explores evidence at …
With nearly a third of children aged 10-11 either overweight or obese, it is clear that obesity and its associated health risks should be raised with families in a sensitive, open and empathetic manner. Talking about weight can be tricky …
The ability to communicate is a fundamental building block for each of us. It shapes our lives from the moment we are born and is influenced by a wide range of factors - including our own abilities, the homes we …
‘Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears and never regrets.’ Leonardo Da Vinci Learning is so entwined with our personal and professionals lives. It helps us to grow and develop and promotes sharing. The way we …
