Features
The right move?
Dawn Loman, senior lecturer in SCPHN, asks what influences nurses to hang up their uniforms and become health visitors.
Community Practitioner Readership survey 2019
It’s been two years, but it’s that time again when we ask readers for their invaluable feedback on their professional journal.
Research: psychological support for rapid response staff
Fiona Finlay, Anna Baverstock and Jackie MacCallam considered the need for coping strategies by rapid response teams following the death of a child.
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Conference tickets on sale and call for abstracts
We're delighted to announce that registration for the Unite-CPHVA 2019 Annual Professional Conference is now open. This year's event will be held in Harrogate on 16 to 17 October, 2019.
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The big story: follow the footprints
Today, the average child’s digital footprint is broader than ever. What do community practitioners need to know when it comes to advising parents and helping to safeguard children?
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Scotland: HVs bumped up to Band 7 are paid £5k more than rest of UK
New health visitors will be paid ‘significantly more’ than their counterparts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, under a new deal negotiated by healthcare unions.
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Resources
Research: the role of the HV in accident prevention
Ruth Rushton, Mike Bellis and Deborah Haydock carried out a study to highlight health visitors’ training, knowledge, attitudes and practice in preventing accidents.
Strengthening child-parent relationships
Understanding Your Child’s Behaviour (UYCB):
Evaluating a Solihull Approach face-to-face 10-week group for parents.
Your journal needs you!
Have you been working on a research paper that you would like to see published?
Opinion
Are HV caseloads adding up?
As one member crunches caseload numbers, another looks at data protection and the Named Person, and we highlight the HVs named in the New Year’s Honours list.
A brain under siege
Encephalitis may be rare, but when it strikes it can be devastating, and even deadly – especially for children and young people, writes journalist John Windell.
New launch for members
Do you need more support in achieving your CPD goals? Are you interested in a streamlined online solution? Then read on...
Community Practitioner
In Depth
The building blocks of learning
CPs can help develop the four key competencies present at birth and plug gaps in children’s cognitive development, says Kirsten Asmussen of the Early Intervention Foundation.
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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.