This month we launched our Start4Life campaign to highlight the importance of supporting new mums to start and continue breastfeeding for longer and this included the launch of a new app, the Breastfeeding Friend (BFF) ChatBot, to offer that little …
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 …
Domestic violence is a sensitive issue – people find it hard to discuss domestic violence and the impact it can have both for the individual and the family. Evidence tells us families may live with domestic abuse for a significant …
Last week, thousands paid tribute to the armed forces. Remembrance Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the past, present and future contribution our service personnel make. As a nation we have a moral obligation to members of the armed …
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 …
We've reached the end of the week and I hope you have found plenty of interest in the material and information that we have posted, published and promoted. As with each week of action we have done, we have increased …
Looking after children and young people is one of the most important jobs councils do and we all have a duty to make sure that children, along with their mums and dads, have access to the services they need. That’s …
It’s a Thursday morning and we are all getting ready for another session of DIY Health. We (the local health visitors) have been working together – with the Children’s Centre,Bromley by Bow Centre, The Bromley by Bow Health Partnership and …
Finding out you are expecting a baby can elicit a wide range of emotions from joy and happiness to shock and devastation. Every woman will have a unique tale to tell about her pregnancy and subsequent birth, which has been …
When I was a student Health Visitor, my placement throughout the year was in a borough of London that was mainly residential, with a mix of social classes living in a wide range of housing. It was an excellent way …
