Health visitors' assistants
* Health visitors' assistants are increasingly nursery nurses who work in primary healthcare teams alongside and under the supervision of health visitors, to agreed protocols. Their exact roles are being defined and new skills mixes introduced as the number of nursery nurses working in such positions grows, although policies vary in different health trusts.
For more information, contact your local Community NHS Trust.
Hospital play specialists
* Hospital play specialists play a vital role for children and their families during a stay in hospital. As non-medical workers immediately connected with children and their illnesses, they are the people families turn to for explanations and support. Knowledge of the therapeutic value of play is at the core of their work with the children who come into contact with the hospital, both as in-and out-patients.
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