Health visiting
Feedback from surveys sent to RCN members working with babies, children and young people across all settings highlighted that there is a need to establish a network for health visitors.
It should be a mechanism to share good practice, contribute to consultations, as well as to make suggestions for developments. A core group of members will lead and influence the development of the community web pages.
Further information will be added in the near future. If you are keen to hear more about the development and get involved, please email fiona.smith@rcn.org.uk
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Health Visitor Recruitment Roadshows 2013
Thinking about a move into public health? Health visiting is a diverse and rewarding career that involves building relationships with children, families and communities. If you are interested come along to one of our free road shows and discover an exciting new career direction.
For more information please go to the CYP Staying Healthy Events page
In August 2010 the RCN published Pillars of the community: the RCN UK position on the development of the registered nursing workforce in the community. In 2011 the RCN published The RCN’s UK position on health visiting in the early years. This position statement builds on Pillars of the community describing in more detail what this might mean for the future of health visiting in the early years across the UK.
Case studies are encompassed in the publication showing exemplars of innovative practice. It is aimed at all RCN members and key stakeholders as well as policy and decision makers.
Summary of the formative evaluation of the first phase of the group-based Family Nurse Partnership programme
This is one of three reports published by the Department of Health that provide the results of further evaluative studies of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme. They cover the themes of programme eligibility, emerging issues and development of group FNP. This report is a variant of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme for women in a group setting combined with maternity care, undertaken in two places commencing in 2009 and completed in 2011. The evaluation focused on acceptability to participants and Family Nurse facilitators, practical issues and indications of impact on child and maternal health and parenting behaviours. To read more please follow this link
Eligibility for the Family Nurse Partnership programme: testing new criteria
This is one of three reports published by the Department of Health that provide the results of further evaluative studies of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme. They cover the themes of programme eligibility, emerging issues and development of group FNP. This report explores the issues relating to alternative eligibility criteria for vulnerable older first time mothers aged 20-22, and first time mothers aged 19 and under with additional vulnerabilities. This work also looked at the delivery of FNP through an interpreter. To read more please follow this link
Issues emerging from the first 10 pilot sites implementing the Nurse-Family Partnership home-visiting programme in England
This is one of three reports published by the Department of Health that provide the results of further evaluative studies of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme. They cover the themes of programme eligibility, emerging issues and development of group FNP. This report builds on those previously published, and identifies national and local system contributions to effective delivery of FNP, the emerging expertise of FNP practitioners and the influence of FNP practice on universal service provision. To read more please follow this link