Features
The case for race equality
Yvonne Coghill, director of Workforce Race Equality Standard Implementation at NHS England, on the progress being made against race discrimination.
Conference special 2019: Standing up for change
All the highlights of this year’s Unite-CPHVA 2019 Annual Professional Conference.
Safeguarding supervision: on the front line
Ann Guindi, Alex Hassett and Margie Callanan explored the factors that contribute to effective safeguarding supervision in community nursing.
News
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Lincolnshire HVs strike for a month
Lincolnshire health visitors will strike for a month over the council’s ‘divide and rule’ jobs move, which could see some lose tens of thousands of pounds over their working lives.
ResearchCareers, Jobs, Professional
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Big story: teaching the truth about FGM
Lessons raising awareness about female genital mutilation are to be taught in secondary school classrooms from next year. But is that too late, asks Journalist Juliette Astrup.
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China: Probiotics may help obese children shed weight
Probiotic supplements could help obese children lose weight, new research suggests.
Regional/CountryNutrition, Growth and development
Resources
Streamlining of the Mellow Parenting Observation System for research and non-specialist clinical use
Researchers Lucy Thompson, Gerry King, Eleanor Taylor, Christine Puckering and Phil Wilson explored whether a streamlined version of a tool to assess parent-child interactions provided comparable data to the full system and gathered feedback from health visitors.
A randomised controlled trial of the Solihull Approach ten-week group for parents: ‘Understanding your child’s behaviour’ (UYCB).
Hazel Douglas and Rebecca Johnson assess the impact of a parenting programme based on the Solihull Approach on child behaviour, parental emotional health and child-parent relationships, which addresses previous studies’ methodological weaknesses.
How can vulnerable young people have improved access to the School Nurses?
This qualitative research by Dawn Marie Blake, explore young people’s views around accessing school nurse drop-ins.
Opinion
Let's chat periods
CEO and founder of Bloody Good Period Gabby Edlin is on a mission to ensure period equality (and more). Aviva Attias meets her…
Rights at work: Crying out for a better Britain
General secretary of Unite the Union Len McCluskey took aim at the government in his address to the Unite-CPHVA Professional Conference.
Macqueen bursaries: it's time to apply
The CPHVA Education and Development Trust is pleased to announce that applications for a MacQueen Bursary are now open for 2019-20.
Community Practitioner
In Depth
Crossing the line
Is there such a thing as safe recreational drug use when you’re a parent? Journalist Helen Bird investigates why mothers take substances such as cocaine and the impact it could have on children.
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What do you see?
Negative body image is an issue for children and adults alike. What’s the impact, and how can you help? Journalist Anna Scott reports.
Time for a screen break?
Concerns have been raised that digital devices are now a fundamental part of so many children’s lives, but are there mixed messages around the impact on young people? And how can you help parents navigate the advice? Journalist Georgina Fuller reports.
On the edge
The suicide rate in the UK may be going down, but three times more men than women took their own life last year. Journalist Sarah Campbell asks what’s going on and how you can make a difference.
