An open letter calling for further investment has been sent to health secretary Sajid Javid by the group, that is led by the NSPCC and backed by the Institute of Health Visiting and MPs including former children’s minister and Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham Tim Loughton.
They are particularly concerned that mental health problems among new parents are at risk of being overlooked despite the impact Covid-19 lockdowns have had on families’ wellbeing.
The call has come after it emerged that a fifth of babies did not receive their statutory 12-month health visitor review by the time they were 15 months old, according to NSPCC research.
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