Welcome to iHV Insights – our webinars run just for our members.
These regular one-hour webinars aim to provide an easily accessible option for CPD and an opportunity to learn from leading experts in their field. All live sessions will be interactive and you will have the opportunity to ask questions.
The sessions will be of interest to frontline health visitors and student health visitors, as well as service leads, commissioners and wider members of the health visiting team.
Following each live session, the following will be made available to members on the links below:
- Webinar recording
- PDF of the slideset
Please note that these are resources for iHV members only – Login using your password to see and gain access to the iHV Insights webinar materials.
Resources will be accessible for 2 years after each webinar, in line with our review of keeping up-to-date resources.
If you’re not a member, please join us to get access to all of our resources.
The iHV is a self-funding charity – we can only be successful in our mission to strengthen health visiting practice if the health visiting profession and its supporters join us on our journey. We rely on our membership to develop new resources for our members. So do join us now!
Our next iHV Insights event:
- Screen Use in the Early Years, Thursday 22 October 2026, 15:30-16:30 – book here
Should we ban screen use for under-5s? Or just ignore the problem as screen use is such a big part of modern life? Is there another way?
With digital technology becoming an increasingly common part of everyday life, this session will consider the latest evidence and practical guidance to support healthy screen habits. The webinar will provide an opportunity to reflect on the role of health visiting teams in supporting parents in a non-judgemental way, to make informed decisions and promote baby, child and family safety and wellbeing in a digital world.
Our fantastic panel of expert speakers include:
- Professor Sam Wass, Director of the Institute for the Science of Early Years at the University of East London, who will discuss why safer screen use matters, the evidence on its impact, and newly published guidance.
- Olivia Dann, Speech and Language Therapist, Doctoral Student and member of Health Professionals for Safer Screens, and Sandy Chappell, Speech Therapist and member of Health Professionals for Safer Screens, who will share clinical perspectives on the impact of screen use on child development.
- Victoria Jackson, Health Visiting Lead – Professional Services, who will introduce the iHV’s new Good Practice Point for practitioners on safer screen use in the early years.
There will be a Q&A session with all speakers at the end of the webinar
Future dates for your diary
See our iHV Insights dates for 2026 – keep a note of them in your diary and check back soon for topics and booking details!
2026
- 22 October, 15:30-16:30 – Screen Use in the Early Years – Book here
- 19 November, 15:30-16:30
* Please note, these dates are subject to change. Whilst we’d like to publish topics in advance, we will confirm those closer to the time to ensure that they are the topics that are current. When booking your member place, go to the booking page and login with your iHV member email address and password. You must have ‘validated’ your membership in order for this to work. Once you have logged in, you will be able to select your ticket, submit your details and proceed to checkout. On the day of the event, you will be automatically emailed the link to join the webinar.
Previous 2026 iHV Insights – see recordings below
- 22 January, 15:30-16:30 – The Refresh of the Healthy Child Programme
- 26 February, 15:30-16:30 – The Generation Study: Genomics in action
- 26 March, 15:30-16:30 – Strengthening Safeguarding Practice: Professional Curiosity and Confident Challenge
- 23 April, 15:30-16:30 – Little Sparks, Big Starts: how health visiting can promote baby brain development
- 18 June, 15:00-16:30 – iHV Insights Xtra: Spot the Signs. Change a Life: The important role of health visiting in early identification of SMA
- 16 July, 15:30-16:30 – iHV Insights: Safer Sleep
- 20 August, 15:30-16:30 – iHV Insights: Strong Starts in Communication: Early Identification and Support for Every Child
- 17 September, 15:30-16:30 – iHV Insights: Translating Evidence on Black Maternal Health into Health Visiting Practice
Login using your member password to access iHV Insights webinar materials via the dropdowns on the pink plus signs below.
The webinar recordings on this page are provided for individual educational and informational purposes only. The views expressed are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV). The information in these webinars and associated materials was accurate and peer-reviewed at the time of publication. However, evidence and best practice may change over time, and advice should always be tailored to individual circumstances. The inclusion of references, content, or links from external organisations does not imply endorsement by the iHV. The iHV does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided and cannot accept liability for its use. Please always exercise your own professional judgement.
Please note: Webinar recordings are available for up to 2 years from the original event date. If you would like access to a webinar beyond this period in our archive, please contact [email protected].
iHV Insights Xtra: Spot the Signs. Change a Life: The important role of health visiting in early identification of SMA (18/06/2026)
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.
Our Insights Xtra Webinar gives you the confidence and knowledge to identify SMA early, understand current treatment options, and support babies, children, and families living with the condition.
Speakers included:
- 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
- Kathryn Danagher — Health Visitor Team Lead, North Tyneside Council
The SMA resources are available here, including our newly updated GPP.
The SMA e-learning will be live from mid-July.
You can also access the Motor Development Toolkit via iHV LEARN and the next training session on 16 November is available for booking here.
Invisible: Exploring Fathers’ Mental Health (17/07/2025)
Invisible: Exploring Fathers’ Mental Health
At least 1 in 10 men are known to experience poor mental health in the perinatal period. Suicide remains the leading cause of death in men under 50. There is strong evidence that fathers’ mental health has significant impacts on their babies’ health and development, and the health of their partners, during pregnancy and beyond.
Yet services for families, including health visiting, remain strongly focused on mothers, leaving many men feeling ignored, excluded and reluctant to ask for help if they are struggling.
The iHV has collaborated with Inner Eye Productions, with funding from The Burdett Trust for Nursing, to produce a powerful new film Invisible. The film follows Luke’s story as he navigates new fatherhood and seeks to understand the complexity of emotions this evokes.
Our iHV Insights webinar ‘Invisible: Exploring Fathers’ Mental Health’ included:
- A special screening of Invisible
- Reflection on the powerful medium of film to effect change
- Information on how to use the film and its associated training package
- Q&A session with our expert panel
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 – implications for 0-19 practice (28/03/24)
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 – implications for 0-19 practice
Held in partnership with the School and Public Health Nurses Association (SAPHNA)
The Department for Education published the new Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 guidance on Friday 15 December. What does this mean for 0-19 practice? At this special Insights event, we were delighted to be joined by national policy leads in the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS Safeguarding who provided an overview of the main changes in this statutory guidance and their potential implications for health visiting and school nursing services. It also provided an opportunity to ask questions, share any concerns or suggestions that you may have, and support your understanding of how the changes will affect your practice.
In this Insights event, experts in the field of safeguarding and child protection discussed and shared their knowledge to support health visiting and school nursing services.
Speakers included:
- Ruth Atkinson, Vulnerable Children Policy Manager, Department of Health and Social Care
- Kenny Gibson, Deputy Director of NHS Safeguarding, NHS England and NHS Improvement
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