Congratulations to Dr Crystal Oldman

The Institute would like to send very warm congratulations to Dr Crystal Oldman for being made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017, for services to the Queen‘s Nursing Institute and Community Nursing.

Dr Cheryll Adams, executive director iHV, said:

“This is a very timely and well deserved award for a champion of community nursing!”

Dr Crystal Oldman is Chief Executive of the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI). She started her career in the NHS in 1975 as a ward orderly, and worked in some of the most deprived communities in London after qualifying as a nurse and later as a Health Visitor.

Dr Crystal Oldman

Director of the Institute of Health Visiting receives CBE at Buckingham Palace

Dr Cheryll Adams awarded honour for her contribution to the health visiting profession

Dr Cheryll Adams, executive director of the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV), today received a CBE as part of Her Majesty The Queen’s 90^th birthday honours ceremony held at Buckingham Palace.

Dr Cheryll Adams CBE, Executive Director of the Institute of Health Visiting at Buckingham Palace

Dr Adams CBE was selected for the honour in recognition of her contribution to the health visiting profession.

Dr Cheryll Adams CBE said:

“I am absolutely honoured to accept this award on behalf of all the health visitors who do such a fantastic job in improving family and public health, ensuring that every child has the best possible start in life.”

She added:

“Through this award, I hope to highlight the essential role of the health visitor in family life, and that this will be increasingly recognised and valued. Through the Institute, we hope to continue to make a real difference to the lives of children, their families and communities across the whole of the UK – and beyond.”

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Dr Cheryll Adams awarded CBE in Queen’s 90th birthday honours

Founding director of the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) recognised for her contribution to improving children’s lives

Dr Cheryll Adams, founding director of the Institute of Health Visiting

iHV founding director, Dr Cheryll Adams, is to become a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) after being named in Her Majesty’s 90^th Birthday Honours List.

Cheryll, who has been working in family and public health for more than 30 years, was selected for the honour in recognition of her contribution to the health visiting profession and the important role it plays in improving outcomes for children, families and communities.

She co-founded the Institute of Health Visiting in 2012 to raise standards in health visiting through education and research, and to reduce inequalities in health by ensuring every family receives a universally high quality of care.

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2016 New Year Honours

The Institute of Health Visiting is delighted that Professor Viv Bennett has been made a Companion of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours list – in recognition of her services to nursing. Viv is a very worthy recipient of the CBE. Viv, a health visitor, founding Fellow of the iHV, and now Chief Nurse at Public Health England was previously at the Department of Health. There she led and delivered the government’s policy to increase the number of health visitors by over 4000 over the parliament. Not only that, she also introduced an extensive programme of modernisation and training into the existing workforce. She is now leading on children’s and family public health for Public Health England.

Professor Viv Bennett addressing the iHV Fellows

We were also delighted to hear of the CBE awarded to Professor Karen Luker for services to nursing and midwifery. Karen, also a health visitor, has lately been Dean of School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at Manchester University. She is shortly to launch a 4th edition of her health visiting book: ‘Health Visiting: Preparation for Practice’.