We Were the Only Ones Still Seeing Families, We Just had to Be Creative About How! A Reflection on Health Visiting Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This practitioner chapter is a reflection on how health visitors (HVs) working in a health and social care partnership (HSCP) in Scotland worked safely and innovatively throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to build and sustain professional relationships with families and uphold children's rights, continuing to empower and support families despite the necessary restrictions. HVs shared their lived experiences of working through the pandemic in a variety of ways including contributing to data collection for the author’s PhD research and through reflective discussion. All quotes within this reflection are anonymised.

Citation

Gunn, F. (2024), "We Were the Only Ones Still Seeing Families, We Just had to Be Creative About How! A Reflection on Health Visiting Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic", Disney, T. and Grimshaw, L. (Ed.) Care and Coronavirus (Emerald Studies in Child Centred Practice), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 97-102. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83797-310-120241007