MY EXPERIENCE OF THE UNITE-CPHVA 2018 ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE

摘要

At 18 I was a single parent preparing to have my first child when I was introduced to the Family Nurse Partnership. Over the next two and a half years the role it played in my family's future is one I could not have imagined. It's now eight years later and I am a newly qualified health visitor lucky enough to have received the MacQueen Bursary award to attend the conference. Attending conference was an excellent opportunity to network, enhance my practice, learn from professionals and return back to my practice area with ideas that can change children's lived experiences. At a time when we are hearing about budget cuts, privatisation and more children at risk of significant harm, it is vital that we take every opportunity to come together as professionals to share best practice and ways in which children can thrive in times of austerity.