Health visitors see workload rise
Health visitors are concerned that the needs of children have been missed due to staff redeployment to support the Covid-19 workforce and increased caseloads, according to a UCL survey.
A survey of 663 health visitors in England, conducted between 19 June and 21 July, found that 41 per cent of respondents had between six and 50 team members redeployed between 19 March to 3 June 2020.
In approximately 10 per cent of teams which experienced a loss, this was a redeployment of at least half of their staff.
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