health visitor
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Registered health visitor Ruth Watts says the high workload is leading to "missed opportunities" to help families.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
Thousands of parents each year receive the free Bookstart Baby pack, which includes a free bilingual book and advice, via their health visitor, and parents told the BBC it helps build bonds with their children.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
Families can be referred to the service through their health visitor, family nurse and social workers or even call into the centre themselves.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025
To get diagnosis for a child, parents are asked to look for signs of the conditions in their behaviour and, for children under five, to make an appointment with a GP or health visitor.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
Pearl, my eldest sister, is classics mistress at a school; Jacinthe is studying for a health visitor, Ruby is at a Horticultural College, and Beryl is secretary at a Settlement.
From The Luckiest Girl in the School by Brazil, Angela
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