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25-603: Its 18,500 members include health visitors , school nurses, nursery nurses and other community nurses working in primary care. It produces a monthly journal Community Practitioner , which contains both news and scholarly articles. Obi Amadi, the lead professional officer, featured in a list of leading BME staff in the NHS compiled by the Health Service Journal in November 2014 and was praised for her involvement in

50-526: A child's early years, to provide routine child development checks. Issues of hygiene, malnutrition, or disease, would be corrected with suitable advice, and reported to the relevant authorities where appropriate The role of Health visitors was formalised with the establishment of the Ladies Sanitary Reform Association in 1862. By 1890 some local councils were paying the salaries of Health Visitors. The role of health visitors

75-468: A digital archive of London's Medical Officer of Health reports, for the period 1848–1972. These reports often referred to the activities of health visitors. Statute A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative body, a stage in the process of legislation . Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy . Statutes are laws made by legislative bodies; they are distinguished from case law or precedent , which

100-555: A pledge of the coalition government . A cut of £200 million in local authority public health visitors is seen by the association as a threat to health visitor numbers. Health visitor Health visitors are professional individuals engaged in public health work within the domestic setting, predominantly found in countries with state-funded health systems. They are distinct from district nurses , who provide clinical healthcare, domestically. Health visitors are mainly concerned with helping to ensure that people's domestic behaviour

125-481: Is sanitary , hygienic , and beneficial to the welfare of themselves and their families, particularly to their children. As their name suggests, they fulfill their role in the community, by visiting family homes, to give advice and support to all age groups. They have a key role with regard to safeguarding vulnerable people, as they are often the first experts to enter the homes of individuals at risk of abuse and neglect, especially children. A check at two years of age

150-749: Is also used to refer to an International treaty that establishes an institution , such as the Statute of the European Central Bank , a protocol to the international courts as well, such as the Statute of the International Court of Justice and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court . Statute is also another word for law. The term was adapted from England in about the 18th century. In

175-427: Is decided by courts , regulations issued by government agencies , and oral or customary law . Statutes may originate with the legislative body of a country, state or province, county, or municipality . The word "statute" is derived from the late Latin word "statutum", which means 'law', 'decree'. In virtually all countries, newly enacted statutes are published and distributed so that everyone can look up

200-416: Is how to organize published statutes. Such publications have a habit of starting small but growing rapidly over time, as new statutes are enacted in response to the exigencies of the moment. Eventually, persons trying to find the law are forced to sort through an enormous number of statutes enacted at various points in time to determine which portions are still in effect. The solution adopted in many countries

225-606: Is now a major part of the standard provision. If the health visitor suspects that matters were serious enough to warrant child protection measures, it is their responsibility to initiate the process of intervention. The dual role of advice and inspection has made some families wary of health visitors, despite being appreciative of their potential for assistance. In addition to their early years work, health visitors have now started to run health promotion schemes such as stop-smoking services, and to deliver certain vaccination programmes. Many health visitors are represented professionally by

250-473: Is to organize existing statutory law in topical arrangements (or "codified" ) within publications called codes , then ensure that new statutes are consistently drafted so that they add, amend, repeal or move various code sections. In turn, in theory, the code will thenceforth reflect the current cumulative state of the statutory law in that jurisdiction. In many nations statutory law is distinguished from and subordinate to constitutional law . The term statute

275-723: The Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association , which is part of Unite the Union . At the time the health visiting profession began, living conditions for the urban poor were often cramped and extremely insanitary, leading to many business owners sending women around to workers' homes to educate their wives about sanitation and nutrition. The initial focus of health visiting was on families with young children. Visits would cover topics such as sanitation, feeding, nutrition, care, and support to both infants and parents. Typically there would be regular visits throughout

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300-538: The National Health Service . Beginning in 1945, health visitors operating in the UK were required to be Registered Nurses or Midwives who had undertaken further training to work as part of a primary health care team. In the 1950s, their interventions were made more extensive to ensure they could provide a cradle-to-grave service, working also with the elderly and chronically ill. In 1959 Elaine Wilkie

325-583: The Nursing and Midwifery Council . Post-qualification, a 1-year full-time (or equivalent part-time) degree or masters level course. The Journal of Health Visiting , launched in January 2013, is a monthly peer-reviewed journal for health visitors. Researchers interested in the history of health visitors may be interested in consulting the Welcome Trust's London's Pulse collection, which provides

350-464: The autonomous communities of Spain , an autonomy statute is a legal document similar to the constitution of a federated state , save that it is enacted by the national legislature, rather than the autonomous community it governs. The autonomy statutes in Spain have the rank of ley orgánica (organic law), a category of special legislation reserved only for the main institutions and issues and mentioned in

375-912: The Health Visiting and Social Work (Training) Act established the Council for the Training of Health Visitors (CTHV) and the Council for Training in Social Work (CTSW). The CTHV comprised 31 members of whom 14 were appointed by the Minister of Health. In 1970 the title of the CTHV was changed to the Council for the Education and Training of Health Visitors (CETHV). Under the Blair Ministry , rising case-loads were considered to be affecting

400-661: The UK. In 2015 there were 12,292 in England and Wales, an increase from 10,046 in 2000. In 2000 there were 297 children under 5 per health visitor, a figure which rose to 419 in 2011. In the early days of statutory health visiting, training in the UK was overseen by the Royal Sanitary Institute , who later evolved into the Royal Society for Public Health. Training was later taken over by the government's Ministry of Health , and they are now regulated by

425-698: The campaign to end female genital mutilation . The association organises annual awards for practitioners: Community Nursery Nurse of the Year; National School Nurse of the Year; It has a fund, the MacQueen Travel Bursary for Public Health Activity Abroad to assist members to broaden their experience. Student of the Year Health visitors were involved with Women's suffrage . The colours of the CPHVA's logo are still mauve and green. The archives of

450-466: The core service available to families, breaking it down into two age groups : firstly the first 5 years, and secondly 5-19 year olds. The latter age group are traditionally dealt with by school nurses - a public health nurse embedded within, or frequenting a school - with health visitors handing over responsibility to them, for a child's development and welfare, once the child starts to attend school. The 2010 Coalition Government sought to reverse

475-562: The move towards reducing the scope of health visitors by giving a commitment to recruit more health visitors, to ensure that their caseloads were not negatively impacted. The government's reorganisation of the NHS returned responsibility for public health, at a local level, to local councils once again, with national issues and oversight being provided by Public Health England . Health visitor services will therefore now be commissioned by local councils, in partnership with clinical commissioning groups . In 1977 there were 10,623 health visitors in

500-551: The organisation from 1902 to 1984, when Jane Wyndham-Kaye retired as General Secretary, are held in the Wellcome Collection . It is concerned about the wider determinants of health as well as the prospects for its members. The association is concerned about changes to the commissioning of community services for children, which will be transferred to local councils in October 2015, as commissioning of school nursing

525-533: The potential quality of interventions in young families. As a result, their work was refocused back to young families; the reduced intervention in elderly care has been accompanied by a commensurate rise in admissions of elderly patients to A+E departments and care homes. After Sure Start was introduced, to provide general early years support to families, the refocusing on young families lead many health visitors to use Sure Start centres as their base. The Healthy Child Programme, published in October 2009, influences

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550-408: The statutory law. This can be done in the form of a government gazette which may include other kinds of legal notices released by the government, or in the form of a series of books whose content is limited to legislative acts. In either form, statutes are traditionally published in chronological order based on date of enactment. A universal problem encountered by lawmakers throughout human history

575-508: Was appointed tutor at Manchester University where she launched a community health nursing diploma. This led to the development of a qualification as a state registered nurse and health visitor, which in turn led to the development of the first UK nursing degree in the UK. Wilkie worked at the University of Manchester with Fraser Brockington, Professor of Social and Preventive Medicine. The course started with nine students in 1959. In 1962,

600-517: Was given greater weight following the Notification of Births Acts 1907 and 1915 and the Maternity and Child Welfare Act 1918 which empowered local authorities to establish maternal and child welfare services and led to the first training courses for health visitors. In 1929, health visitors began to be employed by local councils on a statutory basis and since 1974 they have been employed by

625-541: Was in April 2013. It is a member of the Paediatric Continence Forum, which presses for improvements in paediatric continence care. In 2015 there were 12292 health visitors in England and Wales, an increase from 10,046 in 2000. In 2000 there were 297 children under 5 per health visitor, a figure which rose to 419 in 2011 but is now declining after an increase in the numbers of health visitors trained,

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