Health visitor checks: Public Health England to monitor councils on delivery

Neil Puffett and Gabriella Jozwiak
Thursday, April 13, 2017

The government quango responsible for public health has pledged to ensure that local authorities fulfil their duty to provide health visitor checks for young children, in the wake of a government decision to maintain their mandatory status.

Families currently receive five mandatory health checks from health visitors. Picture: Institute of Health Visiting
Families currently receive five mandatory health checks from health visitors. Picture: Institute of Health Visiting

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