Wendy Taman received her honorary Fellowship of the Institute of Health Visiting at the iHV’s sixth annual celebration event held in London on 4 December 2018.  The award, in recognition of her continued support of both the Institute and the health visiting profession, marks the high esteem in which she is held by the Institute’s board.

Wendy is a practising health visitor who uses technology to spread good health visiting practice – and who is supporting the Institute’s presence on Twitter.

Dr Alain Gregoire received his honorary Fellowship of the Institute of Health Visiting at the iHV’s sixth annual celebration event held in London on 4 December 2018.  The award, in recognition of his continued support of both the Institute and the health visiting profession, marks the high esteem in which he is held by the Institute’s board.

Alain, a Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist and chair of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, has worked with the Institute on its Perinatal Mental Health Champions project and much more widely has campaigned around and supported the critical role of the health visitor in recognising and supporting mothers with perinatal mental illness.

Professor Rosamund Bryar received her honorary Fellowship of the Institute of Health Visiting at the iHV’s sixth annual celebration event held in London on 4 December 2018.  The award, in recognition of her continued support of both the Institute and the health visiting profession, marks the high esteem in which she is held by the Institute’s board.

Rosamund Bryar, one of the founding Trustees of the Institute, is Emeritus Professor of Community and Primary Care Nursing, City University London, and has been involved in service development, education, research and research capacity building in health visiting and primary health care since the mid-1980s. Ros was one of the “Gang of four” who set up the Institute.

Dr Karen Whittaker MBE, Senior Education & Workforce Lead
PhD, MSc, BN, PGCE, FiHV, FHEA

Karen is responsible for

• Supporting national policy development impacting on health visitor education and regulation
• Supporting the iHV Directors in the development and delivery of projects concerned with health visitor workforce planning and development
• Preparing briefings for enabling best use of the health visitor workforce, such as the iHV ABC of skill mix and the career framework for health visitors
• Collaborating with other professional bodies representing Public Health Nurses nationally and internationally to develop guidance and resources for practice learning.
• Facilitate health visitor practice educator networking, to share expertise and ideas for the benefit of all learners within practice settings.

Vicky Gilroy, Director of Innovation and Research

NMC Registered Children’s Nurse, Health Visitor, Educator, FiHV, qualified school nurse

Responsible for:

• Leading on developing and managing projects
• Lead on evaluation
• Professional engagement
• Representative on the Obesity Health Alliance
• Healthy Weight and Healthy Nutrition Champions trainer
• Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Champions training
• Leadership training

At the launch of the iHV, 28 November 2012, Professor Viv Bennett received one of two Honorary Foundation iHV Fellowships awarded that day.

The Honorary Foundation Fellowship of the iHV was awarded to acknowledge the support given to the Institute during its development by Professor Bennett and also to acknowledge Professor Bennett’s unprecedented leadership of government policy to reinvigorate the health visiting profession.

At the launch of the iHV, 28 November 2012, Professor Richard Parish received one of two Honorary Foundation iHV Fellowships awarded that day.

The Honorary Foundation Fellowship of the iHV was awarded to acknowledge the support given to the Institute during its development by Professor Parish and also to acknowledge Professor Parish’s lifetime contribution to Public Health.

Dame Elizabeth Fradd received her honorary Fellowship of the Institute of Health Visiting at the iHV’s fourth annual celebration event held in London on 7 December 2016.  The award, in recognition of her encouragement to found the Institute and her continued support of both the iHV and the health visiting profession, mark the high esteem in which she is held by the Institute’s board.

Lord Victor Adebowale received his honorary Fellowship of the Institute of Health Visiting at the iHV’s fourth annual celebration event held in London on 7 December 2016.  The award, in recognition of his encouragement to found the Institute and his continued support of both the iHV and the health visiting profession, mark the high esteem in which he is held by the Institute’s board.