Features
The empty echo: are decision makers acting on BAME concerns?
Decision-makers may listen to BAME concerns, but will they act on them? Asha Day examines the Public Health England report from June, the lessons that have been learned, and those that haven’t.
Tribute to Betsi Cadwaladr
A look at the life and legacy of the brave, determined and pioneering Welsh nurse who cared for soldiers in the Crimean War.
Ready to Relate – Themes from interviews with parents one to three years after having used the Ready to Relate cards with a professional
Jane Dickens and Lisa Milne evaluate an intervention using Ready to Relate parent-infant relationship resource cards with parents.
News
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Spending review latest: decisions on pay
Nurses in the NHS will be given a pay rise next year, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced in the Spending review 2020 speech (Wednesday, 25 November).
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MacQueen bursary 2021: how to apply
The CPHVA Education and Development Trust is pleased to announce that applications for a MacQueen bursary are now open for 2021.
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News in numbers: November/December 2020
A breakdown of recent community health news, in numbers. Download the PDF, here.
Regional/CountryHealth and wellbeing, Nutrition, Mental Health
Resources
What are the views of frontline practitioners in regard to safeguarding supervision?
Author: Ann Guindi
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What are health visitors’ perceptions about offering support to parents who have suffered a stillbirth, neonatal death or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?
Yinka Ogunbanjo explores how health visitors perceive their role in supporting bereaved parents through focus groups and one-to-one interviews.
The health visitor, the ecological approach and the assessment of health need with a focus on the gypsy and traveller community.
Jacqueline Cattenach explores the links between child development and health and cultural factors in this most marginalised of groups.
Opinion
Members are moving on up
Discover fantastic member achievements, and more student updates.
Rights at work: time for cash, not claps
Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe, Unite national officer for health, sets out Unite-CPHVA’s position on pay.
Celebrating Black History Month
Specialist Vulnerability Practitioner Dawn Marie Blake, reveals how her NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating BAME staff this October and beyond.
Community Practitioner
In Depth
Diverse needs: supporting BAME families
BAME people suffer racial discrimination throughout their lives, as highlighted recently by the Black Lives Matter protests. Journalist Linsey Wynton, a mother of three mixed-race children, asks how CPs can best help BAME families.
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Alarm bells ringing: the adult care crisis
Successive governments have failed to stop the rot in the adult social care system, and it is now approaching crisis point. As we go to the polls, journalist Linsey Wynton explores what’s at fault, what’s needed and how urgently.
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.
