Claim: There were 8,244 full time equivalent health visitors in the NHS as of December 2017, the lowest number since August 2013.
Fact-check: Health visitor numbers in England down by a fifth since 2015 - Full Fact
Verdict: correct, for the nhs in england.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2018-04-25T00:00:00