Health visitors are all qualified nurses who have gone on to do another year specialising in child development and health promotion. They will be able to advise you on all aspects of development and health promotion until your child is 5 years old. Many of them also have additional qualifications in a range of fields, such as midwifery and children's nursing.
In short, health visitors in Kingston are essential to improving the health of the population.
Working along side the health visitor, are community staff nurses and community nursery nurses. Community staff nurses are all qualified nurses and many have extra experience of looking after children, for example in hospitals. Community nursery nurses are experienced in child development and health promotion, including child safety. The teams are well supported by administration staff, who may answer your call and take a message if the teams are out visiting.