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Unite-CPHVA conference app launched

An app providing delegates with up-to-date information and news before and during the annual professional conference 2018 has been launched.

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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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CPHVA AGM 2018


The CPHVA is providing an opportunity for members to apply for a supported place to attend its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in October. 
 

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Child protection: joining up the dots

Many agencies bear responsibility, but the safeguarding of children can still fall short. Are local authority cutbacks solely to blame or do other barriers prevent a fully joined-up approach between health and social services? Journalist Helen Bird investigates.

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Threat to school nurse jobs in Birmingham

Unite warns that vulnerable children could be hit by the threat to axe a ‘significant’ number of school nurse jobs by the Birmingham School Advisory Service.

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Celebrating the unsung BME heroes

The Awards will acknowledge a wide range of clinical, research and leadership achievements, as well as the unsung heroes who might otherwise be overlooked.

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Reading you loud and clear

When almost half of the working-age adults in England cannot decipher everyday health information, journalist Juliette Astrup examines health literacy in the UK, and what is being done to improve it

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Are you the rep we're waiting for?

Unite’s head of health Sarah Carpenter encourages members to take up the challenge of becoming
a local rep and speaking up for your colleagues.

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Is school nursing DNR?

School nursing services across the UK are being changed, cut, expanded and integrated into other teams. With no apparent UK-wide consensus on what their role should be, do school nurses have a future in the modern NHS? Journalist Sarah Campbell investigates.

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Calling Doctor Google

The rise of the internet has given us all a world of health information at our fingertips. Journalist Juliette Astrup looks at how researching symptoms online impacts on community practitioners.

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Update from the CPHVA Executive

This month, the committee explains Expert Reference Groups and how you can get involved.

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