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Supporting the public health nursing workforce: employer guidance

Guidance for employers of health visitors and school nurses delivering the healthy child programme.

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This guidance is for all employers of health visiting and school nursing teams to help support recruitment and retention of health visitors and school nurses, to sustain the quality and consistency of local services.

It was developed by Public Health England (PHE) in partnership with the Local Government Association (LGA) and wider stakeholders, to help employers support an effective workforce to sustain high-quality outcomes for children, young people, families, carers and local communities.

Note: the PHE team leading this policy transitioned into the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) on 1 October 2021.

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Published 9 March 2018
Last updated 27 June 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated to publish in HTML and to reflect HCP move to OHID from PHE.

  2. First published.

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