Alison Morton
@alison-morton.bsky.social
CEO Institute of Health Visiting.
Working to give every baby & child the best life from the start - advocating for high quality health visiting services for all families
Working to give every baby & child the best life from the start - advocating for high quality health visiting services for all families
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Alison Morton
@alison-morton.bsky.social
· Jan 25
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My witness statement on health visiting for the COVID-19 Inquiry is now in the public domain. It was a lengthy process-hopefully it provides an important record of decisions made & can help to drive real change.
There are important lessons to be learned 👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾
My witness statement on health visiting for the COVID-19 Inquiry is now in the public domain. It was a lengthy process-hopefully it provides an important record of decisions made & can help to drive real change.
There are important lessons to be learned 👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾
Reposted by Alison Morton
What a tour de force you are, @alison-morton.bsky.social!
Thank you for your clarity and advocacy - for babies, children and families, and the health visitors working to support them.
Thank you for your clarity and advocacy - for babies, children and families, and the health visitors working to support them.
October 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What a tour de force you are, @alison-morton.bsky.social!
Thank you for your clarity and advocacy - for babies, children and families, and the health visitors working to support them.
Thank you for your clarity and advocacy - for babies, children and families, and the health visitors working to support them.
Reposted by Alison Morton
iHV CEO, Alison Morton, provided evidence on the impact of the pandemic on children, young people and their health services at today’s COVID-19 Inquiry Module 8 Public Hearings
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
#HealthVisiting
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#HealthVisiting
October 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
iHV CEO, Alison Morton, provided evidence on the impact of the pandemic on children, young people and their health services at today’s COVID-19 Inquiry Module 8 Public Hearings
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
#HealthVisiting
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
#HealthVisiting
Reposted by Alison Morton
We have published the timetable for week #2 of hearings for our investigation: Children and Young People (Module 8).
Week 2 Mon 6 to Thu 9 Oct in #London, with 18 witnesses scheduled to give evidence
Find out more...
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/module-8-pub...
Week 2 Mon 6 to Thu 9 Oct in #London, with 18 witnesses scheduled to give evidence
Find out more...
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/module-8-pub...
October 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
We have published the timetable for week #2 of hearings for our investigation: Children and Young People (Module 8).
Week 2 Mon 6 to Thu 9 Oct in #London, with 18 witnesses scheduled to give evidence
Find out more...
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/module-8-pub...
Week 2 Mon 6 to Thu 9 Oct in #London, with 18 witnesses scheduled to give evidence
Find out more...
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/module-8-pub...
Reposted by Alison Morton
This week, on 4 June, Alison Morton, iHV CEO, gave oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee Inquiry on the First 1000 Days.
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
June 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This week, on 4 June, Alison Morton, iHV CEO, gave oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee Inquiry on the First 1000 Days.
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
This year, I am especially delighted that our Chief Nursing Officer for England has chosen to draw attention to the vital work of health visitors for #IND2025 🌟Duncan was full of praise for their professionalism, dedication & skills👏
Happy International Nurses day from @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social 👇
Happy International Nurses day from @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social 👇
On International Nurses Day #IND2025 we are delighted to have Duncan Burton @Duncan_CNO, shine a spotlight on the important role of #HealthVisitors and public health nursing on this very special day in the nursing calendar.
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
#HealthVisiting #teamCNO
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
#HealthVisiting #teamCNO
May 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This year, I am especially delighted that our Chief Nursing Officer for England has chosen to draw attention to the vital work of health visitors for #IND2025 🌟Duncan was full of praise for their professionalism, dedication & skills👏
Happy International Nurses day from @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social 👇
Happy International Nurses day from @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social 👇
Reposted by Alison Morton
On International Nurses Day, iHV supports new measures to make it a criminal offence for people who are not qualified as a nurse to use the title and mislead the public.
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
#HealthVisiting #IND2025
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
#HealthVisiting #IND2025
May 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
On International Nurses Day, iHV supports new measures to make it a criminal offence for people who are not qualified as a nurse to use the title and mislead the public.
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
#HealthVisiting #IND2025
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
#HealthVisiting #IND2025
We need more health visitors to improve child health 👶🏾👶🏼👶🏿👏
See today’s briefing to the government from @thekingsfund.bsky.social @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
👇
See today’s briefing to the government from @thekingsfund.bsky.social @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
👇
iHV welcomes today's briefing from @thekingsfund which calls for more health visitors and lists 10 actions for government to take to improve children's health
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#HealthVisiting
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#HealthVisiting
April 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We need more health visitors to improve child health 👶🏾👶🏼👶🏿👏
See today’s briefing to the government from @thekingsfund.bsky.social @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
👇
See today’s briefing to the government from @thekingsfund.bsky.social @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
👇
Bracing myself for a new week- with a call from Baroness Hallett to provide another Covid witness statement for module 8- here we go again 👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾
Headline message-every child deserves the best start in life, but too many were let down as attention focused on other priorities‼️ 🙏
Headline message-every child deserves the best start in life, but too many were let down as attention focused on other priorities‼️ 🙏
March 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Bracing myself for a new week- with a call from Baroness Hallett to provide another Covid witness statement for module 8- here we go again 👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾
Headline message-every child deserves the best start in life, but too many were let down as attention focused on other priorities‼️ 🙏
Headline message-every child deserves the best start in life, but too many were let down as attention focused on other priorities‼️ 🙏
Reposted by Alison Morton
📣 Calling all iHV members! Hot off the press!
Have you received your March issue of iHV Times sent out earlier today?
It's full of #HealthVisiting professional news and the latest updates from iHV. Don't miss it!
If not, please contact us at admin@ihv.org.uk
Have you received your March issue of iHV Times sent out earlier today?
It's full of #HealthVisiting professional news and the latest updates from iHV. Don't miss it!
If not, please contact us at admin@ihv.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
📣 Calling all iHV members! Hot off the press!
Have you received your March issue of iHV Times sent out earlier today?
It's full of #HealthVisiting professional news and the latest updates from iHV. Don't miss it!
If not, please contact us at admin@ihv.org.uk
Have you received your March issue of iHV Times sent out earlier today?
It's full of #HealthVisiting professional news and the latest updates from iHV. Don't miss it!
If not, please contact us at admin@ihv.org.uk
The Scottish Government’s Action Plan for health visiting provides a powerful message of endorsement for the vital work of health visitors in Scotland👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾.
@ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
supports this comprehensive Plan‼️
++transferable learning for all UK nations Department of Health & Social Care 👇
@ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
supports this comprehensive Plan‼️
++transferable learning for all UK nations Department of Health & Social Care 👇
The Scottish Government published its #HealthVisiting Action Plan today. iHV supports this comprehensive Plan which is built on best evidence to ensure that all families receive the support that they need to thrive during pregnancy and the critical earliest years of life
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#Scotland
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#Scotland
March 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Scottish Government’s Action Plan for health visiting provides a powerful message of endorsement for the vital work of health visitors in Scotland👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾.
@ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
supports this comprehensive Plan‼️
++transferable learning for all UK nations Department of Health & Social Care 👇
@ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
supports this comprehensive Plan‼️
++transferable learning for all UK nations Department of Health & Social Care 👇
Reposted by Alison Morton
'Taking the time to do things right isn’t anti-innovation – it is what is required to get deep-rooted change in social systems.'
My piece on AI and public services in this week's @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
My piece on AI and public services in this week's @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
Tony Blair is wrong – AI will not magically solve our public services
Too many people might be left out of its revolution.
www.newstatesman.com
October 10, 2024 at 5:25 AM
'Taking the time to do things right isn’t anti-innovation – it is what is required to get deep-rooted change in social systems.'
My piece on AI and public services in this week's @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
My piece on AI and public services in this week's @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
The First 1000 Days Inquiry launched‼️to investigate progress on outcomes for👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾
Read our response, “piecemeal policies have created worse child health outcomes,a lack of support & vast inexcusable inequalities.We cannot tinker at the edges any longer👇
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
Read our response, “piecemeal policies have created worse child health outcomes,a lack of support & vast inexcusable inequalities.We cannot tinker at the edges any longer👇
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
The First 1000 Days: a renewed focus - IHV
Today, The Health and Social Care Committee has launched a new inquiry on the first 1000 days of life, the period from a child’s conception to age two - widely recognised as a critical period for deve...
ihv.org.uk
March 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The First 1000 Days Inquiry launched‼️to investigate progress on outcomes for👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾
Read our response, “piecemeal policies have created worse child health outcomes,a lack of support & vast inexcusable inequalities.We cannot tinker at the edges any longer👇
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
Read our response, “piecemeal policies have created worse child health outcomes,a lack of support & vast inexcusable inequalities.We cannot tinker at the edges any longer👇
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
Time to start applying for this year’s @nursingtimes.bsky.social awards🥇
I’m delighted to be on the judging panel for 2025 Public Health Nursing award
This is a great opportunity to get well-deserved recognition for your work👇Apply now - someone will be the winner, it could be you 🤞🌟👇
I’m delighted to be on the judging panel for 2025 Public Health Nursing award
This is a great opportunity to get well-deserved recognition for your work👇Apply now - someone will be the winner, it could be you 🤞🌟👇
Nursing Times Awards 2024: Public Health Nursing winner and shortlist
Find out more about the winner and shortlisted entries in the Public Health Nursing category at the 2024 Nursing Times Awards. #nursing #nurses #publichealth #NTAwards #nurse #innovation #nhs
www.nursingtimes.net/public-healt...
Find out more about the winner and shortlisted entries in the Public Health Nursing category at the 2024 Nursing Times Awards. #nursing #nurses #publichealth #NTAwards #nurse #innovation #nhs
www.nursingtimes.net/public-healt...
Nursing Times Awards 2024: Public Health Nursing winner and shortlist
Find out more about the winner and shortlisted entries in the Public Health Nursing category at ...
www.nursingtimes.net
February 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Time to start applying for this year’s @nursingtimes.bsky.social awards🥇
I’m delighted to be on the judging panel for 2025 Public Health Nursing award
This is a great opportunity to get well-deserved recognition for your work👇Apply now - someone will be the winner, it could be you 🤞🌟👇
I’m delighted to be on the judging panel for 2025 Public Health Nursing award
This is a great opportunity to get well-deserved recognition for your work👇Apply now - someone will be the winner, it could be you 🤞🌟👇
Reposted by Alison Morton
Nursing Times Awards 2024: Public Health Nursing winner and shortlist
Find out more about the winner and shortlisted entries in the Public Health Nursing category at the 2024 Nursing Times Awards. #nursing #nurses #publichealth #NTAwards #nurse #innovation #nhs
www.nursingtimes.net/public-healt...
Find out more about the winner and shortlisted entries in the Public Health Nursing category at the 2024 Nursing Times Awards. #nursing #nurses #publichealth #NTAwards #nurse #innovation #nhs
www.nursingtimes.net/public-healt...
Nursing Times Awards 2024: Public Health Nursing winner and shortlist
Find out more about the winner and shortlisted entries in the Public Health Nursing category at ...
www.nursingtimes.net
February 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Nursing Times Awards 2024: Public Health Nursing winner and shortlist
Find out more about the winner and shortlisted entries in the Public Health Nursing category at the 2024 Nursing Times Awards. #nursing #nurses #publichealth #NTAwards #nurse #innovation #nhs
www.nursingtimes.net/public-healt...
Find out more about the winner and shortlisted entries in the Public Health Nursing category at the 2024 Nursing Times Awards. #nursing #nurses #publichealth #NTAwards #nurse #innovation #nhs
www.nursingtimes.net/public-healt...
Reposted by Alison Morton
Would the public rather the government prioritise spending on access to care in the community, or hospitals? Polling by @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social said they'd rather community services. Read more public opinions of the plans for health & care. https://buff.ly/4kbdQNd
February 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Would the public rather the government prioritise spending on access to care in the community, or hospitals? Polling by @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social said they'd rather community services. Read more public opinions of the plans for health & care. https://buff.ly/4kbdQNd
Shopping for infant formula in the UK has become a minefield-with aggressive corporate marketing tactics motivated by profit, pressurising parents to purchase a ⬆️priced product under the misguided belief that it is better quality‼️@ihealthvisiting.bsky.social fully supports CMA recommendations👇
The Competition and Markets Authority has today released its long-awaited report on the infant & follow-on formula market, confirming that prices have soared & robust interventions are needed to better support families in informed decision making around product choice.
https://buff.ly/3EEBOjK
https://buff.ly/3EEBOjK
February 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Shopping for infant formula in the UK has become a minefield-with aggressive corporate marketing tactics motivated by profit, pressurising parents to purchase a ⬆️priced product under the misguided belief that it is better quality‼️@ihealthvisiting.bsky.social fully supports CMA recommendations👇
I feel very fortunate to have been able to attend this year’s #REAL lecture @healthfoundation.bsky.social in London today.
I would strongly recommend it to anyone involved in digital transformation, data and AI
@hetanshah.bsky.social was brilliant 👏👏🌟👇
I would strongly recommend it to anyone involved in digital transformation, data and AI
@hetanshah.bsky.social was brilliant 👏👏🌟👇
With all the excitement around #AI, what might it mean for our health?
In our fifth #REALChallenge lecture, @hetanshah.bsky.social will warn of the risk of rushing breathlessly to unleash technology. Chaired by Anita Charlesworth. #AIHealthcare
https://buff.ly/4j5xhq7
In our fifth #REALChallenge lecture, @hetanshah.bsky.social will warn of the risk of rushing breathlessly to unleash technology. Chaired by Anita Charlesworth. #AIHealthcare
https://buff.ly/4j5xhq7
Hype, hallucination, hope – what might AI mean for our health?
In our fifth REAL Challenge annual lecture, Hetan Shah will warn of the risk of rushing breathlessly to unleash technology. He will explore how policymakers can navigate the hype and critically…
buff.ly
February 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I feel very fortunate to have been able to attend this year’s #REAL lecture @healthfoundation.bsky.social in London today.
I would strongly recommend it to anyone involved in digital transformation, data and AI
@hetanshah.bsky.social was brilliant 👏👏🌟👇
I would strongly recommend it to anyone involved in digital transformation, data and AI
@hetanshah.bsky.social was brilliant 👏👏🌟👇
Reposted by Alison Morton
I’ve written a report on the importance of health visiting and why we need to urgently fund the service to support parents like myself. You can take a read by clicking the report link within my Linktree profile: linktr.ee/leanne_howlett
@leanne_howlett | Linktree
Linktree. Make your link do more.
linktr.ee
February 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I’ve written a report on the importance of health visiting and why we need to urgently fund the service to support parents like myself. You can take a read by clicking the report link within my Linktree profile: linktr.ee/leanne_howlett
Reposted by Alison Morton
Brilliant to be at the Brent Early Years Conference today with @melissapren.bsky.social and have the opportunity to hear
@alison-morton.bsky.social’s inspiring presentation 🤩
What happens early matters for a lifetime 💖 #earlyyears
@alison-morton.bsky.social’s inspiring presentation 🤩
What happens early matters for a lifetime 💖 #earlyyears
February 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Brilliant to be at the Brent Early Years Conference today with @melissapren.bsky.social and have the opportunity to hear
@alison-morton.bsky.social’s inspiring presentation 🤩
What happens early matters for a lifetime 💖 #earlyyears
@alison-morton.bsky.social’s inspiring presentation 🤩
What happens early matters for a lifetime 💖 #earlyyears
Reposted by Alison Morton
iHV proud to be re-elected to the First 1001 Days Steering Group and delighted that Georgina Mayes has been elected to represent our organisation, alongside 11 other organisational members and 3 individual supporters.
https://buff.ly/3EulmCr
#HealthVisiting
https://buff.ly/3EulmCr
#HealthVisiting
January 31, 2025 at 10:44 AM
iHV proud to be re-elected to the First 1001 Days Steering Group and delighted that Georgina Mayes has been elected to represent our organisation, alongside 11 other organisational members and 3 individual supporters.
https://buff.ly/3EulmCr
#HealthVisiting
https://buff.ly/3EulmCr
#HealthVisiting
Reposted by Alison Morton
Read Voices blog by Jane Cook - this week, a report was published by the Households in Temporary Accommodation All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), “Child Mortality in Temporary Accommodation 2025” with some hard-hitting statistics
https://buff.ly/3EcN1HZ
#HealthVisiting
https://buff.ly/3EcN1HZ
#HealthVisiting
January 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Read Voices blog by Jane Cook - this week, a report was published by the Households in Temporary Accommodation All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), “Child Mortality in Temporary Accommodation 2025” with some hard-hitting statistics
https://buff.ly/3EcN1HZ
#HealthVisiting
https://buff.ly/3EcN1HZ
#HealthVisiting
Our @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
annual HV survey published‼️
A call to get the basics right, with action to rebuild the HV workforce that has been cut beyond the bone in too many areas🚨
The needs of babies, children & families must lie at the heart of all service transformation👶🏾👶🏼👶🏿👇
annual HV survey published‼️
A call to get the basics right, with action to rebuild the HV workforce that has been cut beyond the bone in too many areas🚨
The needs of babies, children & families must lie at the heart of all service transformation👶🏾👶🏼👶🏿👇
iHV publishes findings from largest survey of #HealthVisitors working with families with babies & young children across UK, highlighting stark increase in complex needs coupled with a severe shortage of HVs and significant disparities in service provision
https://buff.ly/40v6N9m
#HealhVisiting
https://buff.ly/40v6N9m
#HealhVisiting
January 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Our @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
annual HV survey published‼️
A call to get the basics right, with action to rebuild the HV workforce that has been cut beyond the bone in too many areas🚨
The needs of babies, children & families must lie at the heart of all service transformation👶🏾👶🏼👶🏿👇
annual HV survey published‼️
A call to get the basics right, with action to rebuild the HV workforce that has been cut beyond the bone in too many areas🚨
The needs of babies, children & families must lie at the heart of all service transformation👶🏾👶🏼👶🏿👇
Reposted by Alison Morton
iHV publishes findings from largest survey of #HealthVisitors working with families with babies & young children across UK, highlighting stark increase in complex needs coupled with a severe shortage of HVs and significant disparities in service provision
https://buff.ly/40v6N9m
#HealhVisiting
https://buff.ly/40v6N9m
#HealhVisiting
January 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
iHV publishes findings from largest survey of #HealthVisitors working with families with babies & young children across UK, highlighting stark increase in complex needs coupled with a severe shortage of HVs and significant disparities in service provision
https://buff.ly/40v6N9m
#HealhVisiting
https://buff.ly/40v6N9m
#HealhVisiting
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Wow! What a an achievement, Alison - a magnum opus!
This is a blow-by-blow account of how Covid policies affected health visiting & the babies, children, parents they serve.
And
1. a record of policy-making plus information to policy-makers in that time.
2. how well iHV responded with resources.
This is a blow-by-blow account of how Covid policies affected health visiting & the babies, children, parents they serve.
And
1. a record of policy-making plus information to policy-makers in that time.
2. how well iHV responded with resources.
January 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Wow! What a an achievement, Alison - a magnum opus!
This is a blow-by-blow account of how Covid policies affected health visiting & the babies, children, parents they serve.
And
1. a record of policy-making plus information to policy-makers in that time.
2. how well iHV responded with resources.
This is a blow-by-blow account of how Covid policies affected health visiting & the babies, children, parents they serve.
And
1. a record of policy-making plus information to policy-makers in that time.
2. how well iHV responded with resources.
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/wp-content/u...
My witness statement on health visiting for the COVID-19 Inquiry is now in the public domain. It was a lengthy process-hopefully it provides an important record of decisions made & can help to drive real change.
There are important lessons to be learned 👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾
My witness statement on health visiting for the COVID-19 Inquiry is now in the public domain. It was a lengthy process-hopefully it provides an important record of decisions made & can help to drive real change.
There are important lessons to be learned 👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾
covid19.public-inquiry.uk
January 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/wp-content/u...
My witness statement on health visiting for the COVID-19 Inquiry is now in the public domain. It was a lengthy process-hopefully it provides an important record of decisions made & can help to drive real change.
There are important lessons to be learned 👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾
My witness statement on health visiting for the COVID-19 Inquiry is now in the public domain. It was a lengthy process-hopefully it provides an important record of decisions made & can help to drive real change.
There are important lessons to be learned 👶🏿👶🏼👶🏾