When the coalition government took power in May 2010 it vowed to increase the number of health visitors by 4,200 by the end of parliament.
Latest NHS statistics show that, as of April this year, there were 10,424 full-time health visitors in post.
That represents an increase of 2,332 on the baseline level of 8,092 in May 2010 - meaning a further 1,868 health visitors must be recruited by April 2015 if the government pledge is to be met.
The figures show that the largest increase in health visitor numbers came in the South of England commissioning region where there has been a 33.3 per cent increase from 1,839 in May 2010 to 2,452 in April 2014.
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