In a letter to the Directors of Nursing, Viv Bennett, chief nurse and director for maternity and early years at Public Health England, states that “professionals supporting children and families, such as health visitors, school nurses, designated safeguarding officers and nurses supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) should not be redeployed to other services”.
They “should be supported to provide services through pregnancy, early years and to the most vulnerable families”, she adds.
The letter is co-signed by Ruth May, chief nursing officer for England, and councillor Ian Hudspeth, chairman of the Local Government Association’s community wellbeing board.
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