YES: Claire McCarthy, director of public affairs, 4Children
Children's centres demand a new way of working together. The specialist skills of health visitors are extremely important for families but increasingly, professionals need to integrate across traditional boundaries.
The universal starting point for health visiting means they are ideally placed to be the conduit, bringing together a range of support for vulnerable families. By embracing this approach they will play a key role in holistic support for families, beyond their traditional medical focus.
NO: Dave Munday, professional officer in the health sector, Unite
Our members are dismayed that Sarah Teather appears to have so little understanding as to the role of the health visitor and the impressive range of skills and knowledge that they practise on a daily basis, with many of them rarely getting near a set of scales.
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