Features
A world of pain
Migraine is more than just a bad headache, writes journalist John Windell. What do you need to know about this serious and debilitating neurological disorder?
24 hours with Louise Wolstenholme
Louise is a health visitor and practice teacher within the 0-19 service at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, working in Roma health.
The mother-infant bond: A systematic review of research that includes mothers’ subjective experience of the relationship
Elizabeth Milne, Sally Johnson, Gill Waters and Neil Small explored mothers’ interpretations of their infants’ behaviour, and the impact of ‘mind-mindedness’, or treating a baby as an individual with a mind.
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Lead professionals confirmed for conference
High profile policy makers representing all four nations are just a few of the speakers confirmed for the 2018 Unite-CPHVA annual conference on 17 and 18 October in Bournemouth.
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CQC releases damning review
Birmingham health visiting services are in ‘meltdown’ following a damning review by independent regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Unite has warned.
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News in numbers: september
A breakdown of community health news this month, in numbers.
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Resources
An integrated targeted intervention to prevent obesity in infants born into a diverse community
Julie Greenway, Lynne Thompson and Sally Cornfield explore whether a nutrition and healthy-living course for mothers could influence three misleading beliefs that can lead to childhood obesity.
The role of sexual health nurses in identifying child sexual exploitation
Ann Marie Sangster, Dr Maureen Crowley, and Amanda McGrandles explore sexual health nurses’ perceptions of their role in the identification of children and young people at risk of sexual exploitation, using an interpretivist generic qualitative approach.
Evaluating group work for supporting the emotional wellbeing of young people in care
Una Foye, Emily Satinsky, Camilla Rosan and Josefien Breedvelt examine the My Life, My Future programme that was set up to boost the emotional wellbeing and resilience of looked-after young people.
Opinion
The big question: why go to conference?
Michelle Moseley, Gavin Fergie and Maggie Coates give their view on why you should go to conference.
Latest member news
A mental health campaigner at conference and two members of the CP editorial advisory board reveal new books, plus the latest member news.
Voice of a student: 'fear prevents men from becoming HVs'
Health visiting was a breath of fresh air after the clinical side of nursing. It felt similar to voluntary work, except now I was learning something new every day.
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In Depth
In the footsteps of Florence
Health visitor Lena Abdu took up a place on the Florence Nightingale Foundation’s Emerging Leaders programme to become a more effective advocate for change, and view her career through a different lens.
