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iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference
Join the discussions - be part of the solution - at iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference 2026
This year's annual iHV Evidence-based Practice Conference, 'From Evidence to Action: Getting it right from the start', will be held on Wednesday 6 May 2026 at Bournemouth International Centre, Exeter Rd, Bournemouth, BH2 5BH - With options to join us in-person, or online, to give you flexibility.
The iHV annual Evidence-based Practice (EBP) Conference is the UK’s leading health visiting event. This one-day conference offers a fantastic opportunity to hear about the latest developments, research and innovations in health visiting and to network with colleagues from across the UK to share best practice.
The iHV EBP conference also provides an important platform for health visiting researchers and practitioners to raise the profile of their work, disseminate excellence and support best practice - all focused on improving health and ending health inequalities for babies, children, families and communities.
This year’s conference, “From Evidence to Action: Getting it right from the start”, will be held at Bournemouth International Conference Centre on 6 May 2026.
Reasons to attend:
• Hear from over 80 inspiring speakers and presenters – and engage in Q&A sessions and discussions.
• Participate in an extensive range of topical sessions covering the breadth of health visiting practice and research – with something for everyone to choose from in our keynote, concurrent and break-out oral presentation sessions focused on key priority topics for health visiting in the UK today.
• Enjoy an extensive range of poster presentations selected from the highest scoring poster submissions from researchers and leaders in practice.
• Network with hundreds of participants from across health visiting practice, research, education, policy, national and local government, charities, businesses, partners and supporters.
• Visit our vibrant exhibition with carefully selected stands that will be of interest to those working in health visiting and child/ family health in the earliest years.
• Hear new ideas and solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing health visiting and child/ family health across the UK and share ideas during interactive sessions.
• Flexible joining options: You can choose to either join in-person at the fantastic Bournemouth International Conference Centre, with its state-of-the-art facilities and excellent location on Bournemouth beachfront – or take advantage of our hybrid option and enjoy the conference experience online from your work or home setting.
• Leave feeling inspired and connected to the wider health visiting community.
Whether you attend in person or online, our hybrid format enables everyone to have the opportunity to join the discussions, shape the conversation, and have your questions answered.
We hope that you can join us!
Conference Aim:
Conference Aim:
To integrate the best research evidence with health visiting clinical expertise and parent/carer experiences, to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities for babies, children, and families.
Learning objectives:
Learning objectives:
To hear and learn the latest national policy, evidence and research on key public health priorities to improve health outcomes for babies, children, and their families, with recommendations for practice.
To be equipped with new knowledge and skills to address key challenges in prevention and early intervention work, to reduce inequalities and improve access, experience and outcomes.
To explore ways of improving population and neighbourhood health through evidence-driven health visiting service models and/ or integrated ‘whole system’ approaches that include health visiting, to improve health and reduce inequalities – including initiatives that tackle the wider determinants of health, work with local communities, and strengthen diversity and inclusion.
To hear and learn from cutting-edge researchers, national and local experts, and parents/carers/those with lived experience.
To gain insight into how integrated working across agencies can support local system planning to improve the health and life chances of babies, children and families.
To gain CPD points to support NMC revalidation.
To have networking opportunities with peers to further develop relationships and share best practice.
This conference is designed for anyone focused on prevention and early intervention to improve health and tackle health inequalities during pregnancy, postnatally and early childhood (for babies, children, families and communities):
Health visitors
Health visiting leaders and aspiring leaders
Student health visitors
Members of health visiting teams
Practitioners working in the early years
Researchers
Academics
Commissioners
Government officials
Practitioners from public health nursing in the UK or further afield
Third sector organisations and wider system partners working with babies, young children, families and communities.
In-person delegates will receive 6 hours CPD, including 1.5 hours participatory learning.
Online delegates will receive 4.5 hours CPD, including 0.5 hours of participatory learning.
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