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Reply: #8480

Picking up on one of your points, in 2005 when I did my doctoral survey 30 or 31% of health visitors were midwives. That entry gate from midwifery was then closed by the NMC in 2007 only to be opened again in 2010 or 11 to increase health visitor numbers! Interesting what influences policy. I can’t remember when the requirement to have some form of midwifery to enter health visiting, at least the 3 month certificate, was dropped but it was there for many years – personally I think it was bonkers to drop it as its so useful.

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