Join us for our iHV Insights Xtra webinar ‘Spot the Signs. Change a Life: The important role of health visiting in early identification of SMA’ on Thursday 18 June 2026 3:00pm to 4:30pm (note: extended webinar, with earlier start time – please join from 2:45pm to allow a prompt start)

This is open to both iHV members and non-members.

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare but serious progressive condition that causes motor neurons to die, leading to muscle weakness and wasting – affecting a child’s ability to move, breathe, and swallow. If the condition is not identified early – with rapid access to specialist treatment – these babies will experience life changing and often life-limiting consequences.

For health visitors and their teams, recognising SMA early is critical.  With timely diagnosis and treatment, the neural damage can be halted – with positive impacts on feeding, breathing and improved life expectancy.

Join our Insights Xtra Webinar designed to give you the confidence and knowledge to identify SMA early, understand current treatment options, and support babies, children, and families living with the condition.
We’ll also be unveiling brand‑new resources to support your practice,.

Speakers include:

• Portia Thorman — Head of Advocacy & Communication at SMA UK and parent of a child with SMA
• Dr Mariacristina Scoto — Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital

Empower your practice. Enhance early identification. Make a life‑changing difference.

How to book

Click on the “Register now” button which will appear when you click on “Booking Link (click to reveal)“

Join us at our next iHV SCPHN Student Health Visitor Networking Event on 14 May 2026, 3:30-4:30pm.

More details coming soon.

The iHV SCPHN Student Member Networking is designed for student health visitors and newly qualified health visitors in their first year of practice.

This event is available to iHV SCPHN student health visitor members. If you are not a member yet, you can find out more about student membership here.

How to book

Log in with your iHV member email address and password.

Please note: when you log in you’ll be redirected to the iHV homepage. Simply return to the iHV events webpage to find and book your event.

Once you are viewing this page logged in, the “Register now” button will appear when you click on “Booking Link (click to reveal)“

Join us at our next iHV Member Practice Education Networking Event on Wednesday 15 April, 9:30-11:30am.

What does it take to flourish in the health visitor workplace? Actions to support wellbeing, growth and learning.

At the upcoming Practice Education Network (PEN) event we will be examining workplace flourishing. Following a short presentation, the networking group will explore what can make a difference to staff and student wellbeing, growth and sense of enjoyment in their professional roles. The aim being to identify local actions that can be taken to support flourishing and thereby invest in health visitor growth and learning.

Our speakers are:

• iHV Fellowship Scholars: Knoena Hussey, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, and Lucy Taylor, Elmbridge Epsom, HCRG Care Group.

This session specifically links to NMC Standards of proficiency for SCPHN. Namely sphere of influence E: Advancing public health services and promoting healthy places, environments and cultures. It links directly to the following proficiency statements:

• E.1 critically appraise and apply strategies and initiatives that improve home, community and workplace cultures and environments to enhance the health and wellbeing of people and communities in the places they live, learn and work
• E.5 lead and support a culture of learning and continuous professional development for colleagues, and with interdisciplinary and interagency teams
• E.7 promote and lead effective public health workplace cultures that benefit people, communities and populations.

How to book

Log in with your iHV member email address and password.

Please note: when you log in you’ll be redirected to the iHV homepage. Simply return to the iHV events webpage to find and book your event.

Once you are viewing this page logged in, the “Register now” button will appear when you click on “Booking Link (click to reveal)“

Tickets now on sale

The iHV annual Evidence-based Practice (EBP) Conference 2026 is the UK’s leading health visiting event. This one-day conference offers a fantastic opportunity to hear about the latest developments, research and innovations in health visiting and to network with colleagues from across the UK to share best practice.

The iHV EBP conference also provides an important platform for health visiting researchers and practitioners to raise the profile of their work, disseminate excellence and support best practice – all focused on improving health and ending health inequalities for babies, children, families and communities.

This year’s conference, “From Evidence to Action: Getting it right from the start”, will be held at Bournemouth International Centre on 6 May 2026.

Reasons to attend:

• Hear from over 80+ inspiring speakers and presenters – and engage in Q&A sessions and discussions.
• Participate in an extensive range of topical sessions covering the breadth of health visiting practice and research – with something for everyone to choose from in our keynote, concurrent and breakout oral presentation sessions, focused on key priority topics for health visiting in the UK today.
• Enjoy an extensive range of poster presentations selected from the highest scoring poster submissions from researchers and leaders in practice.
• Network with hundreds of participants from across health visiting practice, research, education, policy, national and local government, charities, businesses, partners and supporters.
• Visit our vibrant exhibition with carefully selected stands that will be of interest to those working in health visiting and child/family health in the earliest years.
• Hear new ideas and solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing health visiting and child/ family health across the UK and share ideas during interactive sessions.
• Flexible joining options: you can choose to either join in-person at the fantastic Bournemouth International Centre, with its state-of-the-art facilities and excellent location on Bournemouth beachfront – or take advantage of our hybrid option and enjoy the conference experience online from your work or home setting.
• Leave feeling inspired and connected to the wider health visiting community.

Tickets now on sale, book here

Why are iHV conferences so popular? Read our delegate feedback:

In-person delegates:

“Inspiring, powerful, motivating – as always!”

“Great atmosphere and vibe”

“Excellent programme – every speaker was so good and the programme flowed well with a good mix of policy, practice and research”

“The atmosphere was so welcoming, supportive, and personable… I loved the interactive discussions and the enthusiasm for sharing learning across the profession. I left feeling completely inspired”

“One of the best conferences I have attended – whole atmosphere of the day and speakers provided a positive, motivational and inspirational day. Went home energised and thrilled to have been able to network with so many new people as well as seeing wonderful colleagues from previous roles”

Online delegates:

“I found it so interesting, the interactive part was great too, allowing us to ask questions virtually”

“First time attending. Loved it. Reignited a fire I thought had long been extinguished”

“The broadcast was clear and visually covered the room well. Keep up the excellent work”