Background to programme
The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) is partnering with the NHSE Genomic Education Team (formerly Genomics Education Programme GEP) to deliver education and training to meet current learning requirements of health visitors, to embed genomics in their day-to-day practice, recognising their unique role to support babies, children and families within universal NHS care during their early childhood.
Following a survey in 2023 (n=715) in which genomic learning needs were identified by health visitor respondents, the inclusion of genomics in practice to the professional NMC post registration standards all health visitors are required to revalidate to, and national developments in the application of genomics to newborns, we have been working and refining a new Genomic Ambassador programme.
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