There is a national health visitor shortage
Parents from Lincoln have expressed their concern due to temporarily reduced health visitors services across the county.Health visitors are qualified and registered nurses or midwives who can give advice to parents about their new baby. They will assess the needs of individuals and families to promote good health from pre-birth to the end of your child’s first year at school.
Where there are no existing concerns or health issues, families are not currently contacted at that point. However, the county council expect this to be a very temporary measure. “It feels as though our daughter is not important to the health visiting team. We fear that some families will fall under the radar by missing this important contact which could impact on the wellbeing of both children and parents.”
Linda Dennett, interim assistant director for children’s health commissioning, said: “Health visitors still aim to have the recommended contact with all families with a child under five.
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