Community Health Services: Children
(asked on 30th June 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce backlogs in community child health services.
This question was answered on 7th July 2023
We regularly monitor community health services waiting lists and are committed to reducing waiting lists in community child health services. The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan sets commitments to grow the community workforce, with increases in training places for district nurses, health visitors, school nurses and allied health professionals, and a renewed focus on retaining our existing staff.