Join the iHV and be part of a vibrant professional community dedicated to excellence in health visiting. Membership of the iHV is open to all health visitors, practitioners working in health visiting teams, and anyone who has an interest in health visiting and community public health for babies, children, families and communities.
As a member of the iHV, you’ll receive wide range of member benefits and concessions – including our monthly electronic newsletter ‘iHV Times’, packed with the latest news, research, reports, and resources to support your work.
Your membership support also helps the iHV to act as a ‘voice’ for our profession - to promote excellence in health visiting, advocate for babies, children and families, and influence policies that affect family and community health.
With global evidence on the importance of the earliest years of life:
- We believe in a better future and that change is possible.
- We believe that health visiting is an important part of the solution to improving public health outcomes and reducing inequalities for babies, children, families, and communities.
- We are committed to ensuring the highest standards of education, learning and development, innovation and research, and professional leadership, to support evidence-driven practice and enable world-class health visiting.
Benefits of membership
Become part of a large, dynamic, and fast-growing health visiting community.
Here are the key benefits available to you:
Professional Resources and iHV LEARN
🔎 Access the latest tools, guidance and evidence-based resources
🔓 Unlock exclusive member-only content and iHV publications.
📄 Good Practice Points – clear, evidence-informed and practical guidance
💡 Access exclusive CPD opportunities included in your membership on iHV LEARN – including e-learning and iHV toolkits.
Our Networking Events
🤝 Connect and collaborate with colleagues across the UK and beyond
💬 Share your experiences and learning from practice
💡 Stay up to date with key iHV workstreams and the national direction.
Our iHV Insights Webinars
🗓️ Regular one-hour webinars on key health visiting topics
💬 Interactive live sessions with Q&A to support your learning and CPD
🎥 Access recordings, slides, and supporting resources for up to two years.
iHV Member Offers
🎟️ Discounts and priority booking for iHV conferences and award-winning training programmes
💡 Free-to-access grant-funded training opportunities
💷 Benefit from tax relief on subscriptions (for individual members only).
Professional Growth
🤝 Join our Special Interest Groups – engage with others on topics that really matter to you
💡 Help shape new initiatives and drive future developments
🔎 Contribute your expertise through focused projects and working groups in specialist areas
📣 Connect with national programmes and influence policy and practice.
