Children Now understands the Government is considering clarifying theroles of health visitors as part of an imminent shake-up of theprofession. The roles could also apply to midwives and children'snurses.
Ministers are reviewing the model, which will encourage commissioners tomake decisions on how many health visitors to employ locally based onlocal need, in response to substantial cuts to health visitor jobs overthe last 18 months.
It will also identify the key aspects of a health visitor's job as:intensive parenting support; the initial checks and immunisations youngchildren receive, known as the child health promotion programme; andpublic health and primary care.
But health visitors fear the model will limit them to working with themost vulnerable, leaving families perceived as less vulnerable withoutproper cover.
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