Public health contribution of nurses and midwives: guidance
Tools and models to support the development of the public health contribution of nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.
As a society we face huge challenges in tackling the health and wellbeing of the population.
Every nurse, health visitor, midwife and AHP, not just those working in specialist public health roles, can become a health-promoting practitioner. They can use their knowledge and skills to make a personal and professional impact and to improve the health and wellbeing of the public. Every contact counts, from a healthy start right through to the end of life.
These professional guidance documents, under the overall Framework for Personalised Care and Population, provide nurses, midwives and allied health professions (AHPs) with the evidence to help them have greater and wider input into health promotion at patient, family and community levels. Working in the 6 main areas for action will have a demonstrable impact on the health outcomes of the population.
All Our Health is a call to action for all healthcare professionals to use their skills and relationships to maximise their impact on avoidable illness, health protection and promotion of wellbeing and resilience. The framework includes topics on public health challenges where health promoting practice can make a real difference.
Evidence and guidance documents
Tools and other guidance to help nurses and midwives in their personal and professional development.
Pregnancy to child aged 5
The tools and guidance in this collection will help nurses and midwives working with babies and children up to age 5.
Perinatal mental health training
School aged children and young people (age 5 to 19)
Tools and other professional guidance for nurses and health professionals who work with school aged children and young people (ages 5 to 19)
NHS Careers school nursing toolkit
Health and social care professionals fact sheet
Working age adults
Care in local communities: A new vision and model for district nursing
Vision and strategy: an approach in district nursing
The nursing contribution to the health and well-being of people with learning disabilities
An approach to the nursing and midwifery contribution of No Health Without Mental Health
Older adults and dementia
Collection of tools and guidance for nursing and health professionals with an interest in older adults and dementia.
Curriculum for dementia education
Updates to this page
Published 1 July 2013Last updated 9 March 2018 + show all updates
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Added 'Supporting the public health nursing workforce: employer guidance' to collection.
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Added 'Sepsis in children: advice for health visitors and school nurses'.
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Added Evaluation of behaviour change interventions: school nurse toolkit.
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Added service specification for local authorities, comissioning health visitor and school nurse services.
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Added 'Supporting the health and wellbeing of military families' pathway.
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Youth justice pathway updated
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'Health visitors and school nurses: factsheet for parents' added under 'School aged children and young people (age 5 to 19)’ heading. 'Supporting adult carers through community nursing guidance' added under 'working age adults' heading.
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Perinatal mental health training URL link updated under the Pregnancy to child aged 5 heading.
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Link added to 'Commissioning of public health services for children guidance' under Pregnancy to child aged 5 heading.
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Added several documents related to the topic including the personalised care and population health framework.
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First published.