0-5 Years Health Visiting Services

Provision of a universal Health Visiting Service (HVS) is a statutory requirement. Health Visitors lead delivery of the 0 – 5 year’s elements of the Department of Health’s Healthy Child programme (HCP) in partnership with other health, education and social care services. HCP is a schedule of evidence-based universal and targeted activities including, health and development reviews, screening tests, health promotion and guidance and support to parents. Evidence shows that the interventions provided by Health V...