Great to have Nursing Times covering #iHVSEND2024 conference today, showcasing the important role that health visitors play in #SEND pathways.
And the difference that Specialist HVs make to improved support for families & ⬆️ratings on Care Quality Commission joint targeted inspections👇

UoN Health Sciences Joanne Lymn Hello to Alice The Makaton Charity Aimee Aubeeluck Uni of Nottingham Press Office Maria T. Clark so proud of you Ellie Sims look Dr Mark Pearson Ruth May 💙 Dr David Charnock David Harling BEM Ellie Gordon Dr Charley Baker

We need learning disability nurses, but where are the jobs?
What can we do as student learning disability nurses to feel more confident that we are going to get a job?

Inspired by a conversation with Molly Fowler

UoN Health Sciences Helen Laverty MBE David Harling BEM

UK #nurses and #midwives - We need you for a #qualityimprovement project to explore environmental sustainability within nursing and midwifery. Complete a 5 minute survey to help us target workplace changes
👉 lnkd.in/eytsS2eV
#nursing #midwifery #sustainablehealthcare

New UCAS data shows a 26% collapse in the number of applicants to study nursing in England in just two years, a deeply concerning trend.

We've written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to demand immediate action, read more ⬇️ rcn.org.uk/magazines/News…

Child health is deteriorating across our nation- this is not inevitable. We have more evidence than any other generation that investing in the earliest years of life is the smartest of all investments.
Time to act-no dress rehearsal for childhood
Andrea Leadsom MP Wes Streeting MP

' by bringing the quietest voice to the listening ear you made #positivechoices#' Ellie Sims UoN Health Sciences 🌟 quietly leading a winning resource for learning disabilities The Makaton Charity Helen Laverty MBE

MakatonLDND Hello to Alice PositiveChoices WeLDNurses 💙 UoN Health Sciences Ellie Sims Steve Ford The Makaton Charity remember when in partnership with Makaton we launched a competition Edge Hill University ? Well today with the help of Ruth May 💙 we announced the winner 🏆 Congratulations Ellie Simms

An absolute honour to have won this competition. Can’t wait to see the resource being made and hopefully put into practice.

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iHV CEO Alison Morton 💙 joined Mishal Husain BBC Radio 4 Today this am to speak about the state of #HealthVisiting in #England . This was in response to yesterday’s hard-hitting report from the Academy of Medical Sciences highlighting a growing crisis across the early years
bit.ly/3SN3WFR

‘Urgent action’ needed on failing child health | The Academy of Medical Sciences🚨
New report highlights that front-loading investment in the earliest years delivers lifelong benefits👶🏾👶🏼👶🏿
Cuts to health visiting have been a false economy👇 acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/urge…

We are proud to announce that our #iHVSEND2024 conference “A Different Journey: The Best Life from the Start”, on 14 March, has been sponsored by NHS England (NHSE). This really is a conference not to be missed! Secure your place today: bit.ly/495gC0k
#SEND #EarlyYears

The situation in the UK is deeply concerning. Health is declining and health inequalities are widening. This is not the case with other European countries. The UK's rankings have gone down since 2014. What a tragic waste of lives UCL The BMJ

As the UK govt launches a consultation on a new pay spine for NHS nursing staff in England, we're calling for a fresh approach to how the profession is recognised and rewarded.

We’ll be collecting members’ views to provide a robust response.

Read more: bit.ly/48QncHE

How about re-introducing Every Child Matters that had cross departmental support? The only policy that ever seriously put children at the centre The Guardian Children's Commissioner for England iHV RCPCH Helen Bedford Sir Michael Marmot

Nottingham University Hospitals is relaunching the Student Forum! This is for all N,M&AHP students who are in or have had placements at NUH.
Empower yourself and work towards improving your learning environments, learning experience and patient care University of Derby Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN Lincoln University

Our final keynote session of #iHVLeadership2023 now, & we are honoured & privileged to be joined by Dame Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer for England. Ruth will be sharing her new Professional Strategy for Nursing & Midwifery that launched in November. #HealthVisiting Ruth May 💙

“Health visiting is the foundation of public health in this country” Bola Owolabi #ihvleadership2023

Our final keynote speaker of session 3 is Karen Whittaker, Education and Workforce Lead at the iHV, with her session ‘Building a Career in Health Visiting: Challenges and Opportunities’. #iHVLeadership2023 #HealthVisiting Dr Karen Whittaker

Powerful advocating for return enhancement of Health Visiting community health clinics: HV vital first contact roles in reducing costly overstretched children's A&E admissions for minor ilnesses Alison Morton 💙 iHV #iHVLeadership2023