Figures published by the NHS today show that in January 2017 there were a total of 9,259 full-time equivalent health visitors employed in the NHS, compared with 10,309 in October 2015 - a drop of 10.2 per cent.
It is the fourth consecutive month that the number of health visitors has dropped.
In February the government renewed legal requirements for local authorities to deliver five health checks to all children before they are two-and-a-half years old.
And this month the government quango responsible for public health, Public Health England, included ensuring delivery of the checks in its 2017/18 business plan.
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