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Is it fair to check medical records to see if children have been vaccinated? - Daily Telegraph 23rdSepember 2009
Under new guidance health visitors should check to find out if children starting school or nursery have had all their vaccinations and offer parents the jabs where they have been missed. There is no system of compulsory vaccination in Britain as there is in some states in America, but will this put unfair pressure on parents?
Daloni Carlisle on a US-inspired scheme which gives vulnerable first-time mothers intensive support - The Guardian 2nd September 2009
As vulnerable first-time mothers get intensive support in a US-inspired scheme, where does this leave health visitors?
Safety concerns over chronic shortage of NHS health visitors - The Observer 23rd August 2009
Association voices concerns over dwindling number of health visitors, with London one of the worst affected areas in the UK
How a shortage of health visitors is putting children at serious risk - The Guardian 4th March 2009
Cutbacks in the number of health visitors mean that the days when every mother received dedicated postnatal care are long gone. But, asks Daloni Carlisle, will latest moves succeed in reversing this trend?
New mothers flock to GPs after health visitor cuts - The Times 2nd February 2009
A shortage of health visitors is causing GPs to be swamped by new mothers seeking advice.
A survey has found that more than two thirds of practices have had a surge in demand from young mothers with problems traditionally handled by health visitors, including postnatal depression, sleep disorders and feeding problems.
Health visitors 'aid birth blues' - BBC Health News 16th January 2009
The risk of new mothers developing postnatal depression is cut if health visitors are trained to spot signs and offer psychological help, a study says.
Health visitors were trained to spot symptoms of depression six to eight weeks after birth.
Coroner urges checks on where babies sleep - Liverpool Daily Post 7th January 2009
HEALTH visitors in Liverpool will be asked to check the sleeping arrangements for every newborn child in the city, after a baby girl died while sharing her parents’ bed.
Coroner Andre Rebello said he would write to Liverpool health authorities to ask them to change current practice during routine home visits.
Health visitor shortage condemned - BBC Health News 18th September 2008
Staff shortages have left many health visitors responsible for more than 1,000 children each, suggests a survey.
Nearly 75% of 829 health visitors polled said they could not meet the needs of the most vulnerable children.
Half of new mothers see health visitor just once or twice in first two months - The Telegraph 18th September 2008
Nearly half of new mothers see a health visitor just once or twice in the first two months after giving birth, according to new research.
Concern over health visitor plans - BBC Health News 2nd September 2008
The British Medical Association (BMA) has criticised plans to move health visitors out of GP attachments and into social work teams.
The Scottish General Practitioners Committee said the move by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) would break up teams which had served patients well.
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