Baby study underlines need for more health visitors
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Baby study underlines need for more health visitors

Dave Munday Professional officer, Unite

The Department of Health has reported on a study by NHS Baby Life Check into the needs of parents who have babies aged 5-8 months. This study reinforces the campaign that Unite has been running to demand an increase in health visitor numbers (news November 4).

Nursing Standard. 24, 10, 32-33. doi: 10.7748/ns.24.10.32.s42

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