SENIOR health professionals say babies and children will be put in danger by Hampshire Council funding cuts. They are pressing Hampshire County Council to think again about its controversial plans to slash its public health budget. The council proposes to reduce the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service budget by £2.09 million per year, cutting 47 posts or around 12 per cent of the service. The cuts would mean fewer health visitors and school nurses and so less support for vulnerable families. For children 0-5 years, all children will only get one face-to-face health review. All other reviews will be risk assessed to decide whether they should be completed face-to-face, by video or by telephone. In the past many children have received numerous supportive visits by health visitors.
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TWO Test Valley gardens have proved they are blooming brilliant in a magazine s national survey.
Garden News revealed Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Mottisfont achieved horticultural honour by being ranked as two of the top 100 gardens by its readers. The magazine s website claims the gardens that make the prestigious list are guaranteed to inspire gardeners and offer a wonderful variety of planting . And the publication believes it is the only survey of its kind among gardens in Britain. Reacting to Sir Harold Hillier Gardens being given the thumbs up by readers, Hampshire County Council (HCC), which owns the gardens, said the result was fantastic news.