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Health visitor shortages are risking child health and piling pressure on other services

Emma Wilkinson

2022BMJ19 citationsDOI

Abstract

Understaffing is leaving parents “abandoned” and exposing babies and children to safeguarding risks, late diagnosis, and other problems—and the consequences can be “catastrophic and life-changing.” <b>Emma Wilkinson</b> reports

Topics & Concepts

Visitor patternEconomic shortageHealth servicesMedicineComputer scienceEnvironmental healthData scienceWorld Wide WebPopulationGovernment (linguistics)LinguisticsPhilosophyProgramming languageChild and Adolescent HealthHealthcare Systems and ChallengesIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
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