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Does a health visiting service make a difference? The people who use the service tell us what they think....
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Health visitors teams have a crucial role in improving the health and wellbeing of children and families. Services throughout the country have been transformed over the last 4 years to improve access, outcomes and experience, which will reduce health inequalities. …
Ready to learn – the importance of 2 – 2.5 year review - Wendy Nicholson & Theresa Bishop
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Every child is entitled to the best possible start in life. We know health visitors, working with and supporting families during the crucial early years of a child’s life can have a profound impact on the health and wellbeing of …
0 to 19yr Lifecourse - A Timeline: Making the Vital Visible
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One of our ambitions for healthcare public health is to make the ‘vital visible’. This means being able to show the amazing work that health care professionals are doing to prevent illness, protect health and promote wellbeing and resilience. So …
Healthy Beginnings by Cllr Izzie Seccombe and Cllr Roy Perry
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A newborn baby's brain is only around one-quarter the size of an adult's. It grows to about 80 percent of adult size by three years and 90 percent by age five. A baby’s earliest experiences will shape their brain development, …
Health visitors supporting couple relationships - Theresa Bishop
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As a Health visitor many years ago, it was always part of my role in supporting parents; we supported parents with their relationships. We never had any specific training but intuitively felt it was important. We now have more evidence …
What to Expect, When? - Sue Robb, 4Children
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Guidance for parents to support their child’s learning and development in the early years foundation stage. Developed and written by 4 Children in partnership with parents, and supported by the Department for Education, Ofsted and Public Health England. This new …
Why Breast is Really Best - Nicole Stephens #Celebratebreastfeeding
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This week (20-26 June 2016) is #celebratebreastfeeding week. Next week PHE will be publishing a toolkit for local authorities to support them in promoting and improving breast feeding in their communities but if we urge you to read this blog that …
Being a Maternal Mental Health Champion - Helen Efstathiades
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In my capacity as an iHV maternal mental health champion I have been able to train health visitors locally. I have also been able to improve my knowledge of maternal and infant mental health, which has been beneficial to my …
Smoking in Pregnancy - Jo Locker
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"Of all the harmful exposures in pregnancy, it is arguably smoking which causes the greatest harm. Not only does it cause impaired fetal growth, low birth weight and preterm birth, it is also associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, …
GIVING EVERY CHILD THE BEST START IN LIFE - Alison Burton
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In October 2014 Public Health England published Evidence into Action[1] which set out seven strategic priorities for improving the nation’s health including Ensuring every child has the Best Start in Life. We want to ensure that prevention and health improvement …
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