Good question and one that is exercising many of us as this appears to be happening around the country sadly. Many organisations like the IHV and others are working hard to provide evidence for members to share with comossioners the evidence, outcomes and value of the work HVs do.
It is an area many of the Fellows are working proactively at, are you a Felliw or can you support local fellows to influence comossioners and others.
Weeks like Infant Mental Health Week in June and national health visiting week September 26-30th are weeks when we raise the profile of the work HVs do on a national scale.
Look out for the IHV resources on the website and keep reading that Associate Newsletter, to keep you up to date with the latest news you need to know about. Viv Bennets blog has some great case studies on the value of health visiting you can’t use locally. I am sure you have local examples as well.
Professionally we need to stay to strong and focused on what we do and be able to clearly and succinctly articulate the value of our contribution. Times are tough, Viv Bennet is keen to hear about local examples of good practice and case studies and also where HVs services are under threat, you can follow her on her blog or Twitter.
Follow the IHV on Twitter & Facebook to keep you abreast of the latest developments. I I firmly believe we must all stand together. Do keep posting.
