Health Visitor Programme - Weekly News Issue 17 7th February 2013 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Action - Operational Leads Training on Project Planning Wednesday – 13th February 2013 Additional Places – Following the morning session of the Operational on Wednesday 13th Leads’ meeting February at CPC1, Steve Macro from SUSTAIN will be facilitating a session to assist with developing and refining action plans. 2 places are available for each organisation as this has been identified as a training support need through the Rapid Appraisal process. We will order additional lunches for 12.30. Please contact Glyn by close of play Monday to notify us who will be attending. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Action IHV Postnatal depression survey – All HV’s – The new Institute of Health Visiting is working with and the RCM to Tommy’s, Netmums understand more about how mental health is discussed in the perinatal period. We would like to hear your experiences of talking to women about this topic within your day to day work. We would love you to take a few minutes to complete the survey which we will be using to understand how best to support you as a professional, and the families you work with. Please will you complete the survey and send it to your colleagues to complete. Your answers could lead to improved support for this vital area of health visitors work. For more information about the Institute of Health Visiting see: or follow us on Twitter @ Dr Cheryll Adams D(Nurs), MSc, BSc(Hons), RN, RHV, Dip Man Director, Institute of Health Visiting Email: ……………………………………………………………………………………….…………………… Information Event organised by the Institute of Health Visitors –
Health Visitor Programme - Weekly News Issue 17 7th February 2013 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Action - Operational Leads – Training on Project Planning Wednesday 13th February 2013 – Additional Places Following the morning session of the Operational Leads’ meeting on Wednesday 13th February at CPC1, Steve Macro from SUSTAIN will be facilitating a session to assist with developing and refining action plans. 2 places are available for each organisation as this has been identified as a training support need through the Rapid Appraisal process. We will order additional lunches for 12.30. Please contact Glyn by close of play Monday to notify us who will be attending. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Action – All HV’s – IHV Postnatal depression survey The new Institute of Health Visiting is working with Tommy’s, Netmums and the RCM to understand more about how mental health is discussed in the perinatal period. We would like to hear your experiences of talking to women about this topic within your day to day work. We would love you to take a few minutes to complete the survey which we will be using to understand how best to support you as a professional, and the families you work with. Please will you complete the survey and send it to your colleagues to complete. Your answers could lead to improved support for this vital area of health visitors work. For more information about the Institute of Health Visiting see: or follow us on Twitter @ Dr Cheryll Adams D(Nurs), MSc, BSc(Hons), RN, RHV, Dip Man Director, Institute of Health Visiting Email: ……………………………………………………………………………………….…………………… Information – Event organised by the Institute of Health Visitors
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