Last Monday I spent an interesting and informative day with the Central Manchester Foundation Trust (CMFT) Community Infant Feeding Team. I spoke to Justine Baines- Infant Feeding Lead and Zoe Ralph HV and Lactation Consultant about this innovative service provided by Central …
I was delighted to visit the 0-19 team at Wirral Community Trust on Tuesday this week. At the point where commissioning of the HV service transferred to Local Government, I wanted to find out how WCT were implementing the integrated …
Thank you to everyone who has spent time following and contributing to our week of action, #BestStart0to19, on getting it right for all our children. I hope there has been something for everyone and you have reinforced your understanding, extended …
As part of my professional Lead Nurse responsibilities and the week of action, I spent the day with DSA, one of our partners on specific LD work, talking about some fantastic work that they are doing to inform and improve …
Over six weeks in the summer I have been lucky enough to work as an intern with such a fantastic team in the Public Health England Chief Nurse Directorate. It all started when I passed the fast stream assessment to …
We know that adolescence is a key area for development but that young people can experience many problems, including poor mental health. We also know that mental health doesn’t exist in isolation. There are many situations and challenges that young …
Today is the last day of PHE’s and the Department of Health’s Week of Action: Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life. An ideal time therefore to bring a comprehensive new tool which aims to help improve healthcare in …
These are exciting and challenging times for local children’s services. How can Local Authorities make the most of their new responsibilities for 0-5 public health services? I believe this is a once in a generation opportunity to transform services in …
‘Those of us working in rural counties are very aware that providing services has to be done very differently in the countryside from the towns. In Somerset’s most recent JSNA we took a particular focus on our rural areas – …
Across the country, healthcare charity, Kissing it Better, connects Hospitals and Care Homes with local schools, colleges and universities. Wherever we go, we meet wonderful groups of young people, all keen to offer their time and special talents, through our …
