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Outgoing health visiting chief exec calls for urgent Government funding for health visitors

A call for the Government to urgently invest in rebuilding the health visiting profession to support families during the Covid-19 pandemic has been issued by the Institute of Health Visiting’s (iHV) outgoing executive director.
Dr Cheryl Adams founded the Institute of Health Visiting in 2012 and will become founding director
Dr Cheryl Adams founded the Institute of Health Visiting in 2012 and will become founding director

Dr Cheryll Adams, outgoing executive director of the charity and academic body which she founded, is calling for ‘desperately needed’ new investment from the Government. She highlights that there are 30 per cent less health visitors working across England today than there were five years ago, which is in contrast to the rest of the UK where the profession is being strengthened.

‘The impact of Covid-19 on young families has been immense,’ said Dr Adams. ‘It has also shone a light on just how essential the health visiting service is – now more than ever!

‘The Government cannot afford to ignore this any longer. There is too much at stake. It is time to act and to invest in rebuilding this vital profession once more.’

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