If there were more health visitors, we could do so much more with our role. We're one of the only health service professionals to go into all homes.In 30 years I've had just one parent who didn't want a visit. You'll hear a lot of money is going into training 4,200 health visitors. But a huge amount of the workforce – one-third – is coming up for retirement.And related services, such as midwifery and school nurses, aren't being funded enough. The impact of the bill on other services could be absolutely disastrous.The bill is privatisation in a subtle way. A private parenting practitioner is not affordable for those that really need parenting support. The more the services are contracted out, the worse it will be.David ... Continue reading →

If there were more health visitors, we could do so much more with our role. We're one of the only health service professionals to go into all homes.In 30 years I've had just one parent who didn't want a visit. You'll hear a lot of money is going into training 4,200 health visitors. But a huge amount of the workforce – one-third – is coming up for retirement.And related services, such as midwifery and school nurses, aren't being funded enough. The impact of the bill on other services could be absolutely disastrous.The bill is privatisation in a subtle way. A private parenting practitioner is not affordable for those that really need parenting support. The more the services are contracted out, the worse it will be.David ... Continue reading →