Children’s public health nursing: workforce and activity, 2025

Children’s public health nursing: workforce and activity, 2025

The report corrects a discrepancy between established roles and actual workforce sizes for health visitors and school nurses. This update ensures data accuracy by clarifying that previous figures did not reflect filled positions, excluding vacancy rates. Such transparency is vital for open data integrity. Accurate workforce metrics enable researchers and policymakers to analyze staffing trends reliably. Correcting these errors builds trust in public health statistics. The National Health Service demonstrates accountability by acknowledging and fixing these flaws. Maintaining high data quality standards supports informed decision-making. This process highlights the importance of rigorous validation in open datasets.

Source: gov.uk
Published on 2026-10-28