How exactly do health communities help human beings to thrive? What is about them that is so essential to the way we function as individuals? What can we do, in the midst of escalating poverty & disconnection, to strengthen our communities? 🎟 aceawarescotland.com

There have been 7,599 confirmed cases of whooping cough from January to May this year, compared to 858 in the whole of 2023. If you are pregnant, it's important to get the whooping cough vaccine to help protect your baby, as they are at greatest risk: nhs.uk/pregnancy/keep…

Exciting study about line manager support for ACPs see details below 👇

Removing the two-child benefit cap will benefit 1.6m of Britain's poorest children. Nurseries improving parental outcomes and childhood outcomes are "terrific" explains Sir Michael Marmot to Rahil Sheikh for BBC Panorama bit.ly/3S8sKHS

Our annual conference #QNI2024 is now available to book! 'Empowering the Community Workforce' promises to be 4 days of inspiring sessions, discussions and insights on #CommunityNursing today. Find out more or book here:👇 qni.org.uk/news-and-event… Dr Crystal Oldman CBE EdD RN RHV QN FRCN Professor John Unsworth

We’re looking for an Advice Zone Assistant to join our #USWFamily. Find out more about this vacancy: buff.ly/3WJN5pv #HEJobs #WalesJobs

📢We've updated our position statement on poverty and health inequalities. It includes updated recommendations to tackle child poverty and improve child health outcomes. 👇 rcpch.ac.uk/resources/chil… 1/4 #ShiftTheDial

‼️Mondays Safeguarding the Safeguarder webinar will offer our opportunity to reflect, share, explore, learn, offload & be surrounded in support, with a specific focus on the thuggery racism & trauma witnessed & experienced. All WeSchoolNurses 💙 welcome 😊😌 saphna.co/news/safeguard…

We are looking for an enthusiastic Health Visitor to join our #HealthVisiting teams in #Torfaen If you want to make a difference whilst contributing to the care of babies & children within our community, apply today 👉 buff.ly/3SOpWQp

🆕 We are delighted to announce Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, will join us for The Strength of Community! Alongside Sir Michael Marmot we will answer the question: 'What is a Marmot City & how does it feel to live in one?' 🎟 aceawarescotland.com/2024-the-stren… #ACEAwareNation

Could you be our Public Engagement and Involvement Officer? If you’re passionate about ensuring research is relevant to the people of Wales this could be the role for you. Apply before 1 Sept: pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us… #NHSJobs #PPIE

There’s a new Healthy Working Wales e-bulletin out today. In this issue you’ll find content on new workers rights, the HWW team out and about, and much more. conta.cc/474UD9S

They want you to be “outraged” by a painting being moved, by a politician dancing on holiday & by smoking bans They want you to NOT pay attention to the impoverished communities, the really rich avoiding taxes, the corruption that goes unpunished & the pandemic of male violence

Join The Queen's Nursing Institute for their next #CommunityNursing Research Forum #masterclass & find out about routes into research for Community Nurses. The masterclass is FREE to attend and takes place on the 5th September. Book here: shorturl.at/OqA35

Thank you for promoting. Please sign our petition for A School Nurse In Every School change.org/ASchoolNursein…

🗞️Our newsletter published today highlights some of the latest activity taking place to prevent violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence in Wales, including exciting new interventions and innovative research. 👇Read it here vawdasv.wales/news/

The next Community Nursing Webinar is on Thursday 21st Nov at 1pm . Please add to your diary All community nurses are welcome to. You do not have to be an RCN member to join😊 Link url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/SbSICWQzTz7m…

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Always a privilege to work with these guys in helping to move the #genomics in #nursing agenda froward.

It’s #WalesHealthVisitingWeek & we met up with one of our amazing student Health Visitors to hear why becoming a #healthvisitor is seen as her life’s calling Interested in knowing more about the role of a Health Visitor? Watch the full version here: youtu.be/DgWOlfclrFc?fe…