Institute of Health Visiting (iHV)

📣 Calling all iHV members! Hot off the press! Have you received your March issue of iHV Times sent out earlier today? It's full of #HealthVisiting professional news and the latest updates from iHV. Don't miss it! If not, please contact us at admin@ihv.org.uk

Bernadette Bradley is joining us for our 'Child Development' concurrent session at this year's iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference on 8 May. Have you booked your place yet? Our vibrant iHV EBP Conference gets bigger every year and has become a health visiting calendar highlight for practitioners looking to deliver excellence in practice and connect with colleagues from across the UK. In-person and online ticket options available. See the full programme and book your place here: https://buff.ly/MwblOx2 Please note, Bernadette's session will only be available for in-person delegates.

This Voices blog by Dr Karen Whittaker, iHV Senior Education and Workforce Lead, shares an update on connections with the Japanese Academy of Public Health Nursing which has facilitated networking and learning opportunities between some Japanese visitors and UK academics, students and practitioners https://buff.ly/nUvBDi4 #HealthVisiting

Bookings are open for our next Insights webinar 'Our Air, My Lungs' on Thursday 17 April 2025, 2:30pm to 4:00pm. This is open to iHV members AND non-members, with thanks to funding from The Burdett Trust for Nursing. This special extended Insights webinar will focus on air pollution and its effect on our health. We will consider chronic respiratory disease in children under five years; specifically asthma, cystic fibrosis and preterm chronic lung disease. As well as launching our BRAND NEW resources focused on air pollution and chronic respiratory disease to support your practice. Book your place here: https://buff.ly/NYfeuLE

The Scottish Government published its #HealthVisiting Action Plan today. iHV supports this comprehensive Plan which is built on the best evidence to ensure that all families receive the support that they need to thrive during pregnancy and the critical earliest years of life. https://buff.ly/ytwSs7O #Scotland

We are delighted to have Katy Potts joining us at our Evidence-based Practice Conference on 8 May as part of our Child Development concurrent session. Katy will be speaking on 'The impact of digital technology in children' - a particularly poignant topic at the moment. Don't miss out - view the full programme and book your in-person or online place here: https://buff.ly/363tpN4 Please note, Katy's session will only be available for in-person delegates.

Join us at our next iHV Research Networking event on 2 April, 9:30-11:30am. Louisa Clifford-Taylor, iHV Health Visitor Research Associate, will be sharing her PhD research ‘Inhabiting the Liminal Space: Exploring the Experiences of Parents of Preterm Multiples’. Book your free member place here:

The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) UK Core Group published their second UK assessment report of #breastfeeding and infant and young child feeding across the four UK nations. The Report’s authors present some progress since their first assessment in 2016, but many gaps remain in infant feeding policies and programmes – and the Report sets out the recommendations required to address them. https://buff.ly/DpFUAnU

It is great to see our Feasibility and Acceptability study of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) published in BMJ Paediatrics Open https://buff.ly/tJuPzI8 #HealthVisiting

Today, The Health and Social Care Committee has launched a new inquiry on the first 1000 days of life, the period from a child’s conception to age two – widely recognised as a critical period for development which fundamentally shapes long-term health, well-being, and life outcomes. https://buff.ly/f20QYJS