Group A Streptococcus Archives - IHV

Calling all iHV members – if you missed our iHV Insights webinar on “Raising awareness of Group A Streptococcus and childhood influenza infections” last week, then don’t worry as the resources from this iHV Insights, as well as the previous ones, are available to iHV members to access as a free member benefit afterwards.

On Thursday 23 February, we covered:

The national picture – current rates of Strep A, Scarlet Fever, Invasive Group A Strep (IGAS), Influenzas (Flu) and rates in the UK
Presentation and symptoms in babies and children
Safety netting- supporting parents to know when to worry and where to get help
Sharing resources to support your practice

Click here to catch up on iHV Insights: Strep A and Flu, as well as previous iHV Insights sessions - don't forget to login for access

If you were unable to join the live event, iHV members can access the following after each iHV Insights event:

Recording of the live iHV Insights webinar
Pdf of webinar slides
Record of Attendance/ Reflection template for you to download and complete for each iHV Insights attended

Next iHV Insights

23 March 2023 15:30-16:30 – Supporting you in practice – Current health visiting practice topics

The session will cover:

Co-sleeping, safer sleep and SIDS with Stella Parkin, National Lead for CONI, Lullaby Trust
Meeting the Health, Wellbeing and Safeguarding Needs of Families Seeking Asylum with Elaine Goodwin, Nursing and Inclusion Health Lead, NHS England
Keeping babies and children safe around dogs in the home with Maria Kyle, Family Engagement Manager, Intervention Development, Dogs Trust

The webinar will be recorded and will be available to iHV Members who are unable to join the live webinar on our website after the event.

Please join us. Spaces are limited so please do book early to avoid disappointment. Please use your iHV membership number to book your place.

Go to EventBrite to book your place today

About iHV Insights

iHV Insights are webinars run just for our members.

These live online sessions are of interest to frontline health visitors and student health visitors, as well as service leads, commissioners and wider members of the health visiting team, both in the UK and with lots of transferable learning for our international members too.

If you are not an iHV member, join us today to access these resources and many other member benefits.

We are delighted to announce our February iHV Insights webinar – Raising awareness of Group A Streptococcus and childhood influenza infections and their management in babies and children.

Thanks to specific project funding to support raising awareness of this important topic, this iHV Insights event is open to all health visitors to book.

This webinar is on Thursday 23 February (join from 3:15pm to allow a prompt start) 3:30pm to 4:30 pm.

Key topics covered
• The national picture – current rates of Strep A, Scarlet Fever, Invasive Group A Strep (IGAS) Influenzas (Flu) and rates in the UK
• Presentation and symptoms in babies and children
• Safety netting – supporting parents to know when to worry and where to get help
• Sharing resources to support your practice

Please join us – spaces are limited so please do book early to avoid disappointment.

How to book

Go to our Eventbrite booking page to book your place. If you have any problems or enquiries, please email [email protected] and we will be happy to help.

Once you have submitted your details, you will be able to select your ticket and proceed to checkout – please note that this webinar is free to all health visitors.

Book your place here

Previous iHV Insights

The great news is that all iHV Insights webinars are available for iHV members to access as a free member benefit after the event, as well as joining the live session. As a member, you can access all of our previous iHV Insights webinars.

Click here and log in to catch up on our previous iHV Insights.

Not an iHV member?

If you are not an iHV member, join us today to book your place on future iHV Insights, to access these resources and many other member benefits.