'Ditch plans to cut health visitor workforce', urges union

Nina Jacobs
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Union bosses are urging Suffolk County Council to ditch plans to cut its health visiting workforce by 25 per cent as latest figures show health visitor numbers in England have hit a seven-year low.

Suffolk County Council had previously been rated "adequate" following an inspection of child protection services in July 2013. Picture: Suffolk County Council
Suffolk County Council had previously been rated "adequate" following an inspection of child protection services in July 2013. Picture: Suffolk County Council

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