Alison Morton: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Chief executive of the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV)
- Quoted on
- Children's health, Public health & prevention, Women's health & gynaecology, Adult social care & reform
- Tracked press citations
- 5
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 8 Sept 2026
“"We let families down", Ms Morton told the inquiry, saying protection was not afforded to babies and that "some children paid the highest price".”
What Alison Morton has said
“A child's access to support should not depend on their postcode, yet today's figures reveal major differences between local areas.”
Chief Executive of the Institute of Health Visiting · Public health & prevention · 29 Sept 2026 · Health visitor decline confirmed in long-awaited official data ↗
“The iHV fully supports the initiative which will maximise the important role that health visitors play in reaching all families, providing a trusted source of advice and ensuring that more children are protected from these serious and preventable diseases.”
Chief executive of the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Health visitors to help vaccinate children ‘facing barriers’ under new pilot ↗
“If we are serious about improving child health and reducing inequalities, investment in health visiting is key.”
CEO, Institute of Health Visiting · Children's health · 10 Sept 2026 · Yet another wake-up call on declining child health | Letters ↗
“We need to get the basics right and this requires action to rebuild the health visiting workforce that has been cut beyond the bone in too many areas.”
Chief Executive of the Institute of Health Visiting · Adult social care & reform · 8 Sept 2026 · Report: major boost to health visiting needed to avert crisis ↗
Where Alison Morton has been quoted
- Children harmed by decision to redeploy health visitors, Covid inquiry hearsbbc.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Health visitor decline confirmed in long-awaited official datanursingtimes.net · 29 Sept 2026
- Health visitors to help vaccinate children ‘facing barriers’ under new pilotnursinginpractice.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Yet another wake-up call on declining child health | Letterstheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
- Report: major boost to health visiting needed to avert crisisnursingtimes.net · 8 Sept 2026
Related media coverage
Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily citing them directly.
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