Features
Attend anywhere
SCPHN lecturer Bridget Halnan on using digital technology to maintain a Healthy Child Programme service during lockdown and perceptions from service users.
The haunting
Ann Guindi examines how vicarious trauma can affect health workers and what steps can be taken to help these ‘wounded healers’.
Transition to adoptive parenthood: a concept analysis
Tracey Long, Catriona Jones, Julie Jomeen and Colin R Martin define transition to adoptive parenthood and identify associated experiences and challenges, when becoming parents by adoption.
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Families feel the pinch
Rising inflation and the reduction in government financial support following the pandemic are hitting families hard. Journalist Anna Scott looks at the impact and how CPs can offer support.
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Daily activities more problematic for older women than men
Women are more likely than men to struggle with regular daily tasks and mobility activities as they age, according to an analysis in The Lancet Health Longevity.
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STIs and bacterial infection in teenage girls are the result of gender inequalities
A study assessing the impact of menstrual cups and the role of a vaginal microbiome in mitigating rates of bacterial vaginosis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), found about 10% of secondary school girls had STIs and 11% bacterial vaginosis.
ResearchHealth and wellbeing, Sexual health
Resources
What evidence is there to support parental ACE screening within health visiting practice? A literature review
Victoria MacLellan and Peter Yates examine the experiences of parents and service providers during routine parental ACE screening.
Mapping the learning journey of community nursing students in a digitalised world
Cathy Taylor looked at the perceptions of nurses when using e-portfolios to record their work. Here, she discusses the benefits and pitfalls of digital recording, and its potential for expansion.
A literature review of global social marketing campaigns to improve breastfeeding rates
Ayelet Levi-Brown and David Pontin carried out a literature review to appraise a social marketing campaign that raised breastfeeding rates. Health visitors can use this model to scrutinise local campaigns.
Opinion
MacQueen bursary 2022
Winning a bursary can progress your professional development and further the work you do. Find out how to enter, plus hear from some of last year’s recipients.
A major headache
Some 10 million people in the UK are affected by migraine. Una Farrell of The Migraine Trust looks at how healthcare should change to better help them.
Community Practitioner
In Depth
Leading the way
All the highlights from the latest Unite-CPHVA 2021 Virtual Professional Conference, held in November.
Promoted Content
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.
