Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to further support the delivery of Scotland’s health visiting service and health visitor workforce, in light of their role in supporting early child health and development through a focus on prevention, early intervention and parental wellbeing.
The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that all pre-school children and their families can access the support of a Health Visitor.
Today we have published a Health Visiting Action Plan for Scotland. Through committing to deliver the action plan in its entirety, we can realise the full value of our health visiting services across Scotland and improve the health, wellbeing and development of our youngest generation.
The action plan can be found at https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781836912019.