Gavin Fergie, professional officer for the Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association Scotland, said health visitors in Greater Glasgow and Lothian were entering local negotiations over contracts introduced under Agenda for Change. "Certain health visitors working in areas of social deprivation work over their generic health visitor role so they're pursuing claims to be banded higher up." The news follows critical reports highlighting how children born to more affluent families will be denied some visits from health visitors under new guidelines. Under Hall 4 guidance, health visitors...