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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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It adds: "If you exercised regularly before giving birth and you feel fit and well, you may be able to start earlier. Talk to your midwife, health visitor or GP."

From BBC • Jan. 22, 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

There was no answer when the social worker and a health visitor attempted to visit Shannon Ives on 12 August.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

His mother also cancelled an appointment for a health visitor to see him the same day.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 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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