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health visitor

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health visitor
n
(Medicine) (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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Secondly, the health visitor with medical knowledge and a responsibility for the health of every child under five was rarely consulted regarding the concerns of social workers.
Co-operation lacking; YourSay by Birmingham Mail (England)
Pearl, who is married to Harry, then went to Coventry University where she qualified as a health visitor and worked across the city.
Pearl's next case is one for holiday; RETIRING: Nurse and health ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Health visitor Rachel Lyon should have visited the mother within 10-15 days of the birth of her child "Child C", but actually visited her nearly a month after birth.
Mum's suicide after health visit delays; NURSE 'LET DOWN VULNERABLE ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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