{"title":"Poor Beginnings one year on: The path to better outcomes?","authors":"Rachel Mountain","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53682,"journal":{"name":"Community Practitioner","volume":"89 9","pages":"10-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40437862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Born to move: The importance of early physical activity and interaction.","authors":"Julia Haynes, Laura Haynes","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Born to Move' project was initiated in response to health visitor concerns that babies with increasingly sedentary lives were achieving their developmental milestones later. Anecdotal evidence suggested that increasing numbers of children were starting school before achieving the expected developmental levels locally. The aim was to maximise the impact of health visitors in Kent, to enable parents and carers to have a greater understanding of the importance of their vital role in encouraging child development. Consistent promotion of key messages, including the value of awake tummy time in infants and of interactive play was achieved through multi-agency workshops for all health visiting and children centre teams. Parents were also supported by a leaflet given by health visitors at new birth visits, posters in all children's centres and access to a specifically designed free smartphone app. The intervention was initially introduced in one district. Measurable outcomes were obtained through collation of existing one year review data. The number of babies who had crawled in the first year increased from 30 per cent (baseline data), to 94 per cent a year after the project started. A report to commissioners led to extension of the project across Kent using the 'train the trainer' approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":53682,"journal":{"name":"Community Practitioner","volume":"89 8","pages":"37-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36259075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Written reflections: Is honety the best policy?.","authors":"Alice Harrold","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53682,"journal":{"name":"Community Practitioner","volume":"89 7","pages":"10-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36079346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the impact of motivational interviewing training for qualified health visitors.","authors":"Jo Hirdle, Tina Vaughan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The requirement for health visitors to be familiar with, and trained in, motivational interviewing (MI) has been a predominant feature in many government policies and health visitor service specifications. This paper reports on a two-day MI course delivered to approximately 100 health visitors working in an NHS trust during 2014-15. The overall aim of the training was to introduce the concept of MI, provide opportunities for skills development and explore the relevance and applicability of MI to health visitors. Findings derived from 99 anonymous questionnaires were categorised using a thematic approach to data analysis. A significant theme was health visitors' intentions to apply the MI skills learned to their future clinical practice. An essential aspect of this implementation process was the use of reflection to support the development of their MI skills during consultations. Ongoing skills development and supervision in the practice of Ml were also factors deemed to influence its long-term efficacy. Overall evaluations suggested that the training was beneficial and MI is a relevant, evidence-based approach to use in supporting clients' behavioural change within the context of health visiting.</p>","PeriodicalId":53682,"journal":{"name":"Community Practitioner","volume":"89 7","pages":"38-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36078340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hidden sentences: Supporting the children of prisoners.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53682,"journal":{"name":"Community Practitioner","volume":"89 7","pages":"24-25, 27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36079345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inherited metabolic diseases: The value of newborn screening.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53682,"journal":{"name":"Community Practitioner","volume":"89 7","pages":"30-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36078337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}