This webinar is on Thursday 16 January 2025 (join from 3:15pm to allow a prompt start) 3:30pm to 4:30pm.
This is open to all members.
Tackling increasing demands on urgent services is a national priority as too many patients are waiting too long in overcrowded A&E departments across the country. Our iHV report published in December 2023 showed that the rate of children aged 0-4 years attending A&E in England has increased by 42% in the last 10 years. A large proportion of these attendances did not require hospital treatment and were for non-urgent conditions (for example, minor illnesses, feeding problems and parental distress due to infant crying), suggesting that they could be managed and supported by other means, including health visitors in the community.
Following the Darzi review, the new government has proposed three “shifts” in health care to ensure that services are fit for the future – this includes shifting care from the hospital to the community and a much greater emphasis on prevention. Health visitors can play and are an important part of the solution to addressing increasing demands on urgent care services through their ‘upstream’ work in prevention and early intervention – supporting parents to manage minor illnesses by improving health literacy is a central function of health visiting.
At this Insights event we will explore health visitors’ public health role in reducing A&E attendances. We will hear the latest national data and context of 0-4-year-olds attending A&E – Why are rates increasing? Who are the high users? And what role can health visitors play in reducing A&E attendances?
We have a fantastic line up of inspirational speakers, all focused on the public health role in reducing A&E attendances:
- Honorary Professor Damian Roland, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Urgent and Emergency Care System Clinical Director
- Georgina Mayes, iHV Health Visiting Professional Lead (Quality and Policy)
- Kate Walters, Divisional Director of Nursing & AHP’s, Children & Family Services and CAMHS
How does this event align to the 2022 NMC Standards of Proficiency for SCPHN Health Visiting?
The iHV reflection template will support you with demonstrating CPD activities that align to the NMC (2022) Standards of Proficiency for SCPHN Health Visiting, in particular:
- Sphere of Influence D
D.HV14 – Advise parents, carers and families on symptom identification and relief, enabling them to manage minor illnesses and injuries safely and effectively, and in knowing when to seek support for further treatment where necessary.
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