The first Essex Communities of Practice event took place on 23rd October which saw the five providers in Essex come together to share information and best practice, build knowledge, develop expertise and share evidence based practice. There were forty attendees to the event which included East of Eng HV representatives from the Essex Commissioners, Operational prog@HealthVisitors Leads and Health Visitors. The event followed a format of a short presentation from each provider with time for 161 questions, networking and evaluations. We are now up to The topics presented were: followers which is excellent. Keep on following for some more PROVIDE: Mentorship updates NELFT: Preceptorship We are also on SEPT SE: Working with the homeless population SEPT WEST: Managing postnatal depression in groups ACE: MECSH Visit to see the photographs from Feedback given on the day was hugely positive with each July’s Building Community provider producing action plans of how they will take the learning back to practice. Capacity Conference Thank you to all who contributed to the event, to all who presented and to all who attended. The steering group will be meeting soon to evaluate the event and begin planning the next one which I’m sure will be just as successful! Lucy Putney, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, South West Essex Community Services Email: NICE guidance – managing overweight and obesity in children and young people Spreading the word more widely – sharing practice
The first Essex Communities of Practice event took place on 23rd October which saw the five providers in Essex come together to share information and best practice, build knowledge, develop expertise and share evidence based practice. There were forty attendees to the event which included representatives from the Essex Commissioners, Operational Leads and Health Visitors. The event followed a format of a short presentation from each provider with time for questions, networking and evaluations. The topics presented were: PROVIDE: Mentorship NELFT: Preceptorship SEPT SE: Working with the homeless population SEPT WEST: Managing postnatal depression in groups ACE: MECSH Feedback given on the day was hugely positive with each provider producing action plans of how they will take the learning back to practice. East of Eng HV prog@HealthVisitors We are now up to 161 followers which is excellent. Keep on following for some more updates We are also on Visit to see the photographs from July’s Building Community Capacity Conference Thank you to all who contributed to the event, to all who presented and to all who attended. The steering group will be meeting soon to evaluate the event and begin planning the next one which I’m sure will be just as successful! Lucy Putney, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, South West Essex Community Services Email: NICE guidance – managing overweight and obesity in children and young people Spreading the word more widely – sharing practice
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