title: Using practitioners' feedback to contribute to organisational development in health visiting.
abstract: This paper presents the findings of a survey of practitioners within a health visiting service. This service was an Early Implementer site for the Health Visitor Implementation Plan. The survey was administered in the context of training all practitioners in the Solihull Approach. It aimed to gather information from practitioners about factors they thought could help them do their work with families more effectively. Practitioners' responses were analysed using thematic analysis. The principal needs identified were: more knowledge, skills and training; increased time to support families; increased supervision and support; and improved communication and partnership working. Practitioners' needs identified through the analysis were subsequently taken into account during development of the service.
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Drea
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lumsden
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bourne
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003625:Data Collection; D005246:Feedback; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D064691:Nurses, Community Health / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016730:Program Development; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom