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health visitor

British

noun

(in Britain) a nurse employed by a district health authority to visit people in their homes and give help and advice on health and social welfare, esp to mothers of preschool children, to the handicapped, and to elderly people

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In other UK nations, there are safe staffing limits - of about 250 caseloads per health visitor - but that has not been applied in England.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Karen Brown, a health visitor with the Western Trust, said the HiVe Baby Hub and free clothing exchange aims to support families in "one of the most socio-economically deprived areas in the entire UK".

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

"They'd made complaints for years, an NHS health visitor had written to Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, and even someone from the landlord's own team had visited the property - but nothing was done."

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

There was no answer when the social worker and a health visitor attempted to visit on 12 August, and no response when they called the next day.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 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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