cutbacks in health visiting have been blamed as more than two-thirds of GP practices have been found to be experiencing higher demands for postnatal care, in a survey for Independent Nurse magazine. GPs said they had seen an increase in young mothers seeking help with issues such as postnatal depression, sleep disorders and feeding problems, and some warned that they could not fill the health visitors' child protection role. Cheryll Adams, lead professional officer at Unite/CPHVA, the union for community practitioners and health visitors, said, 'We welcome the findings as it gives further evidence to our campaign to restore the UK's health visiting service for the benefit of families and communities.'
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