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We are delighted to host Women, Children & Families celebration and learning event named Growing Together - Foundations for Early Years Care 2025.
Join us to reflect together on NHS Tayside's early years services with an opportunity to hear from keynote speakers, time for our wellbeing as well as hearing about our key achievements from the past year.
The day is aimed at all NHS Tayside staff working in maternity, neonatal, obstetrics, C&YP allied health professionals, family nurses and health visitors to name a few.
The day may also be of interest to those working in community, acute or primary care who are linked to family health care.
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Conference Agenda (subject to change)
09:00 Registration, exhibitor stalls and coffee
09:20 Welcome & Housekeeping Alice McInnes
09:30 Opening of conference Nicky Connor
09:45 Setting the scene / future vision Lesley Sharkey
10:15 The Children & Young People Landscape Elaine Cruickshank
10:45 Refreshments, exhibitor stalls and networking
11:05 Talking Mats Jenny Murphy / Jenny Nokes
11:35 Voice of the Child Sean Nolan
12:00 Incivility at work: The impact on People, Teams and Performance John Stirling
13:00 Lunch, exhibitor stalls and networking
14:00 Enhancing Health Visiting, Today and our Future Jodeen Gunn, Annie Matossian, Kele Oruh
14:20 Family Nurse Partnership Overview Joanne Currie
14:40 C&YP Immunisation Programme Danny Chandler
15:00 Interactive Activity WCF Bingo
15:20 Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Prevention and Early Identification Rupali Sachar
15:35 Anti-racism Project Overview Lisa O'Hare
15:50 Staff Wellbeing Patrick Sullivan
16:20 Conference Close Alice McInnes
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Information stalls will also be in attendance.
Why Meet and Who Can Attend
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Why meet?
- Gain a better understanding of the subject matter and specialists from the host location
- Learn how you might be able to create sustainable change at your work
- Offers the opportunity to immerse into the subject, away from daily tasks
- Networking and a sense of community, meet new people and make new contacts
Who can attend?
The day is aimed at all NHS Tayside staff working in:
- Maternity
- Obstetrics
- Neonatal
- Health Visiting
- C&YP Allied Health Professionals
- Family Nurse Partnership
- C&YP Immunisation Service
- Child Health
The day may also be of interest to those working in community, acute or primary care who are linked to early years care.
Please help spread the word about our conference to people you think would be interested to take part in the conversation.
Conference Venue - Regional Performance Centre, Dundee
The conference is being held in the The Regional Performance Centre in Dundee. It is located in the Caird Park area, north of Dundee, just off the A90. Mains Loan is accessed from Claverhouse Road.
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Location: RPC Dundee, Mains Loan, Dundee, DD4 9BX
Parking: There are free car parking spaces at the venue but we do encourage you to car share where this is possible.
Cycling: There are also bike racks for anyone attending on a bike.
Bus: Plan your journey with Xplore Dundee (hyperlink) - use the venue postcode (DD4 9BX) for the location
Organising Committee
- Alice McInnes - Conference Lead
- Jo Southern, Planning Lead
- Shirene Smith, Planning Support
- Ellen Drew, Planning Support
- Susan Paterson, Divisional Lead
- Stephanie Gardiner, Maternity rep
- Lee-Anne Abel, Maternity rep
- Iona Duckett, Maternity rep
- Lisa O'Hare, Maternity rep
- Hayley McDonald, Neonatal rep
- Lauren Shaw, Neonatal rep
- Annie Matossian, Health Visiting & Childhood Immunisations rep
- Denise Colvin, Health Visiting rep
- Lynne Summers, Health Visiting rep
- Audrey Rhind, Health Visiting rep
- Kim Grace, Childhood Immunisations rep
- Jennifer Nokes, C&YP AHPs rep
- Helen Holden, C&YP AHPs rep
- Debbie White, C&YP AHPs rep
- Joanne Currie, Family Nurse Partnership rep
With support from Debbie Ree, Dundee City Region Convention Bureau
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