Health visiting in primary care in England: a crisis waiting to happen?

Affiliations

¹ Community and Primary Care, School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, and Trustee, Institute of Heath Visiting, London.
² Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London, and Trustee, Institute of Health Visiting, London.
³ Institute of Health Visiting, London.
⁴ Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent Canterbury, and Trustee, Institute of Health Visiting, London.
⁵ Academic Unit of Primary Medical Care, University of Sheffield, Sheffield.

Editorial

Rosamund Mary Bryar et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2017 Mar.

. 2017 Mar;67(656):102-103.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp17X689449.

¹ Community and Primary Care, School of Health Sciences, City, University of London, and Trustee, Institute of Heath Visiting, London.
² Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London, and Trustee, Institute of Health Visiting, London.
³ Institute of Health Visiting, London.
⁴ Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent Canterbury, and Trustee, Institute of Health Visiting, London.
⁵ Academic Unit of Primary Medical Care, University of Sheffield, Sheffield.

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