What a tour de force you are, @alison-morton.bsky.social! Thank you for your clarity and advocacy - for babies, children and families, and the health visitors working to support them.

iHV CEO, Alison Morton, provided evidence on the impact of the pandemic on children, young people and their health services at today’s COVID-19 Inquiry Module 8 Public Hearings ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie... #HealthVisiting

We have published the timetable for week #2 of hearings for our investigation: Children and Young People (Module 8). Week 2 Mon 6 to Thu 9 Oct in #London, with 18 witnesses scheduled to give evidence Find out more... covid19.public-inquiry.uk/module-8-pub...

This week, on 4 June, Alison Morton, iHV CEO, gave oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee Inquiry on the First 1000 Days. ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...

This year, I am especially delighted that our Chief Nursing Officer for England has chosen to draw attention to the vital work of health visitors for #IND2025 🌟Duncan was full of praise for their professionalism, dedication & skills👏 Happy International Nurses day from @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social 👇

On International Nurses Day, iHV supports new measures to make it a criminal offence for people who are not qualified as a nurse to use the title and mislead the public. ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie... #HealthVisiting #IND2025

We need more health visitors to improve child health 👶🏾👶🏼👶🏿👏 See today’s briefing to the government from @thekingsfund.bsky.social @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social 👇

Bracing myself for a new week- with a call from Baroness Hallett to provide another Covid witness statement for module 8- here we go again 👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾 Headline message-every child deserves the best start in life, but too many were let down as attention focused on other priorities‼️ 🙏

📣 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 [email protected]

The Scottish Government’s Action Plan for health visiting provides a powerful message of endorsement for the vital work of health visitors in Scotland👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾. @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social supports this comprehensive Plan‼️ ++transferable learning for all UK nations Department of Health & Social Care 👇

'Taking the time to do things right isn’t anti-innovation – it is what is required to get deep-rooted change in social systems.' My piece on AI and public services in this week's @newstatesman.com www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...

The First 1000 Days Inquiry launched‼️to investigate progress on outcomes for👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾 Read our response, “piecemeal policies have created worse child health outcomes,a lack of support & vast inexcusable inequalities.We cannot tinker at the edges any longer👇 ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...

Time to start applying for this year’s @nursingtimes.bsky.social awards🥇 I’m delighted to be on the judging panel for 2025 Public Health Nursing award This is a great opportunity to get well-deserved recognition for your work👇Apply now - someone will be the winner, it could be you 🤞🌟👇

Nursing Times Awards 2024: Public Health Nursing winner and shortlist Find out more about the winner and shortlisted entries in the Public Health Nursing category at the 2024 Nursing Times Awards. #nursing #nurses #publichealth #NTAwards #nurse #innovation #nhs www.nursingtimes.net/public-healt...

Would the public rather the government prioritise spending on access to care in the community, or hospitals? Polling by @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social said they'd rather community services. Read more public opinions of the plans for health & care. https://buff.ly/4kbdQNd

Shopping for infant formula in the UK has become a minefield-with aggressive corporate marketing tactics motivated by profit, pressurising parents to purchase a ⬆️priced product under the misguided belief that it is better quality‼️@ihealthvisiting.bsky.social fully supports CMA recommendations👇

I feel very fortunate to have been able to attend this year’s #REAL lecture @healthfoundation.bsky.social in London today. I would strongly recommend it to anyone involved in digital transformation, data and AI @hetanshah.bsky.social was brilliant 👏👏🌟👇

I’ve written a report on the importance of health visiting and why we need to urgently fund the service to support parents like myself. You can take a read by clicking the report link within my Linktree profile: linktr.ee/leanne_howlett

Brilliant to be at the Brent Early Years Conference today with @melissapren.bsky.social and have the opportunity to hear @alison-morton.bsky.social’s inspiring presentation 🤩 What happens early matters for a lifetime 💖 #earlyyears

iHV proud to be re-elected to the First 1001 Days Steering Group and delighted that Georgina Mayes has been elected to represent our organisation, alongside 11 other organisational members and 3 individual supporters. https://buff.ly/3EulmCr #HealthVisiting

Read Voices blog by Jane Cook - this week, a report was published by the Households in Temporary Accommodation All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), “Child Mortality in Temporary Accommodation 2025” with some hard-hitting statistics https://buff.ly/3EcN1HZ #HealthVisiting

Our @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social annual HV survey published‼️ A call to get the basics right, with action to rebuild the HV workforce that has been cut beyond the bone in too many areas🚨 The needs of babies, children & families must lie at the heart of all service transformation👶🏾👶🏼👶🏿👇

iHV publishes findings from largest survey of #HealthVisitors working with families with babies & young children across UK, highlighting stark increase in complex needs coupled with a severe shortage of HVs and significant disparities in service provision https://buff.ly/40v6N9m #HealhVisiting

Wow! What a an achievement, Alison - a magnum opus! This is a blow-by-blow account of how Covid policies affected health visiting & the babies, children, parents they serve. And 1. a record of policy-making plus information to policy-makers in that time. 2. how well iHV responded with resources.

covid19.public-inquiry.uk/wp-content/u... My witness statement on health visiting for the COVID-19 Inquiry is now in the public domain. It was a lengthy process-hopefully it provides an important record of decisions made & can help to drive real change. There are important lessons to be learned 👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾

Great opportunity to start the new year with an exciting new role - come & join our fabulous team @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social as our new Director of Programmes (Learning & Development) & make a significant impact on the HV profession & outcomes for 👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾, families & communities we serve 👇

New career opportunity to join iHV. We are seeking an operational and people-focused Director of Programmes (Learning and Development) to join our Executive team and play a key role in developing our portfolio of programmes. https://buff.ly/4fG6cXL #HVJobs #HealthVisiting

Read our @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social response to this important research from the team at UCL NIHR Children’s Policy Research Unit on what parents and professionals want from child development reviews 👶🏾👶🏼👶🏿- spoiler alert🚨- pretty much the same things👇

Paul Mason is keen to tell his story -to raise awareness of the importance of health visiting & the difference it made to his family It was a privilege to be Paul’s health visitor✨ There are some families that you never forget as they leave such a lasting impact on you👶🏼👶🏼👶🏼👇 ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...

So proud (as a Trustee) to be a small part of this amazing organisation. Brilliant work as always - thank you to all the team.

There are 3 ways targets can damage services: 1) incentivise staff to prioritise easy wins, ignore important issues and manipulate data 2) reduce the ability of front-line staff to use their professional judgment 3) overwhelm staff with requirements to collect and input data

Feeling v proud of the iHV team & the launch of our Annual Report today. It contains an overview of our achievements over the last year. Thank you to all our partners & members who have been on the journey with us and for your support 🌟 Looking fwd to continuing our work with you in 2025👇

This is the reality for some children and families. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Just submitted @iHealthVisiting organisation response to #ChangeNHS #NHS10yearplan Here’s hoping that the people with power to drive real change in healthcare for babies, children & families are listening 👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾🤞 Looking forward to supporting @GwynneMP @wesstreeting @UKLabour

New Lancet paper 'The cost of not investing in the first 1000 days'. Cites our Cochrane review on preschool-based feeding programmes in socio-economically deprived settings. FEED STARVING CHILDREN in a timely way. Later (when they're older) may be too late. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 🧪

This @iHealthVisiting blog, by Dr Erica Gadsby, Associate Professor of PH provides an overview of the recently published findings & recommendations from the NIHR funded research, ‘Realist Review: Health visiting in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic Experience (RReHOPE)’. ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...

Just joined Bluesky today- trying to work out how it works. Any top tips? Hope to connect with old friends and new 🤞

📣 In-person ticket sales close TOMORROW for our #iHVLeadership2024 Conference on 4 Dec! We’re excited to present an incredible line-up of influential & inspiring speakers, featuring some of the most high-profile leaders in #HealthVisiting & public health. buff.ly/3N2ySOM