Drop in health visitor numbers - ‘bleak’ for children The number of health visitors has plummeted over the past year, according to the Labour Party, while school nurses have dipped by nearly a quarter since May 2010.
Jonathan Ashworth, Shadow Health and Social Care Secretary, today slammed what he described as ‘savage’ cuts to health visitor and school nurse numbers in England.
Mr Ashworth is set to highlight the workforce decline when he addresses the union Unite’s Community Practitioners’ and Health Visitors’ Association (CPHVA) annual conference, in Bournemouth. OnMedica
Jonathan Ashworth, Shadow Health and Social Care Secretary, today slammed what he described as ‘savage’ cuts to health visitor and school nurse numbers in England.
Mr Ashworth is set to highlight the workforce decline when he addresses the union Unite’s Community Practitioners’ and Health Visitors’ Association (CPHVA) annual conference, in Bournemouth. OnMedica
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