Features
Eating disorders: what's behind the rise?
Why have eating disorders among children and young people rocketed during the pandemic? Is there enough support and awareness generally? Journalist Anna Scott examines the issues and asks how you can help.
Readership survey 2021: here's what you told us...
Sharing some key findings from the Community Practitioner 2021 readership survey. Download the PDF, here.
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.
News
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Your right to better pay
A day of action took place in England and Wales to encourage members to vote in the ballots over pay, as Unite’s Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe and Richard Munn report.
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News in numbers: July/August 2021
A breakdown of recent community health news, in numbers. Download the PDF, here.
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Unite-CPHVA urges more members to respond to NMC consultation on post-registration standards
Unite-CPHVA Welsh chair and SCPHN programme manager Amanda Holland, and Unite health sector lead professional officer for regulation Jane Beach look at the current review of SCPHN standards.
Resources
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.
Health visitors’ experiences of conducting non-visual assessment of unwell pre-school children via the health visiting duty telephone service: an exploratory qualitative study
Debbie Outram and Lesley Dibley asked health visitors to rate the effectiveness of the telephone triage processes they follow, focusing on the heightened risk of an unsuccessful outcome and how that may influence their attitude to the task.
Improving accessibility of CAMHS groups within the Orthodox Jewish Community: A service evaluation of an adaptation of the Solihull Approach parenting group, ‘Understanding your child’s behaviour’
Beth Hill, Ashley Boscoe and Berocha de Lange ask if incorporating spiritual and cultural aspects of Orthodox Judaism into the Solihull Approach parenting group enhances its accessibility and efficacy.
Opinion
CNO reflection and thank you
In part one of our series, the chief nursing officers (CNOs) for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales reflect and thank CPs for their efforts during the pandemic, and beyond.
Covid-19 vaccination: rebuilding trust
A panel of esteemed speakers convened by Unite-CPHVA explored vaccine uptake among black, Asian and ethnic minority communities.
Covid vaccine reflections
As the vaccination roll-out continues apace, four members supporting the programme – from Unite staff volunteering alongside their day jobs to a retiree returning to practice – reflect on their experiences so far.
Community Practitioner
In Depth
Treat me well
Closing health equality gaps for people with a learning disability must start in childhood, says Paul Donnelly, head of campaigns at learning disability charity Mencap.
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.
