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health visitor

British  

noun

  1. (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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ruth Watts is a health visitor who began sharing content on social media after becoming concerned about misinformation online.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Thousands of babies and children are missing vital appointments amid a health visitor strike and are being put at risk, a mental health charity for new mums has said.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The Welsh government described SMA as "a devastating diagnosis" and urged parents or carers with concerns about their child's development to speak to their GP or health visitor.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

He highlighted the gap in postnatal support for new parents and urged the government to set out plans to invest in health visitor services.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

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 Angela Brazil

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