Bookings open for Neonatal Families Ambassadors Training

Bookings open for Tuesday 26 April 2022

This is an opportunity to book a place on our hosted Neonatal Families Ambassadors Training event which provides an opportunity for individual practitioners to complete our programme.

iHV has been supported by the Tiny Lives Trust to develop a programme of training for health visitors to be “Neonatal Families Ambassadors” for their areas. The training has been co-produced by parents and professionals to support health visitors in their role with families.

Who is it for?

Qualified health visitors with an interest in preterm and sick babies, and staff development.

Date and Time:

Tuesday 26 April 2022
09:00-16:30 online – log in from 08:45

Cost of places:

£200 – iHV Member (membership number required for booking)
£225 – Non-member

Download and read Neonatal Ambassadors Training Information for Participants - April 2022

How do I apply?

Download Application Form for Hosted Neonatal Ambassadors Training - April 2022

Please send your completed application form to [email protected]

New e-Learning programme to support the transition of families from neonatal units to home

The Institute of Health Visiting and Tiny Lives Trust have worked in partnership with Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare to develop a new e-learning session for health visitors working with families to transition from neonatal units to home.

The e-learning session aims to raise awareness of the health visitor’s role in supporting sick and preterm babies. It is intended to complement existing e-Learning for Healthcare training programmes, which are referred to during the session.

The resource was coproduced in partnership with parents of babies who have been on neonatal units.

For more information about the resources, including access details, please visit the e-LfH website.

Go to e-LfH e-learning - Working with families to transition from neonatal units to home

HEE – Breastmilk Provision for Preterm and Sick Neonates e-learning programme launched

Health Education England (HEE) has worked in partnership with the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal Operational Delivery Network, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, University Southampton Hospitals, Oxford University Hospitals and HEE e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) to develop a learning resource to improve education and training of all relevant staff in the support of breastmilk provision for preterm and sick infants.

The e-learning programme will also enable healthcare professionals to improve breastmilk provision rates at discharge from neonatal units.

The content is suitable for all professionals who work to support to improving breastmilk provision including:

Non-registered and registered nurses
Midwives and maternity healthcare support workers
Medical trainees
All medical staff

This resource can be used as a preparatory learning experience and can also be used for performance support by healthcare professionals. The content is split into four main sections:

After delivery – what the healthcare professional should know and help the mother to understand before she starts expressing breastmilk
Starting to express – how to support a mother practically and emotionally as she begins to express
Increasing milk supply – how to support mothers to maintain and increase their breastmilk supply
Resources – access to a set of useful job aids and reference tools.

The e-learning programme is available to access for free via the e-LfH Hub and the Electronic Staff Record.

For more information about the e-learning programme and details on how to access the programme visit: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/breastmilk-provision-for-preterm-and-sick-neonates/