{"id":504,"date":"2026-02-18T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/healthvisitors\/?page_id=504"},"modified":"2026-02-18T13:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T13:31:40","slug":"draft-news-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/healthvisitors\/west-lothian-health-visitors\/draft-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group caringbox2 has-background\" style=\"background-color:#954B6A\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center\">News &amp; Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-standard-white-color has-text-color\">Here you will find all our up to date news and information.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-standard-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column plaintext is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-plum-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/healthvisitors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/10\/news_img001.png\">Routine Immunisations<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-plum-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/linktr.ee\/wlhealthvisting\">Linktree<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-standard-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column plaintext is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-plum-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/healthvisitors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/10\/news_img002.png\">NHS Dental Practices<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-plum-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westlothian.gov.uk\/media\/14615\/Bookbug-Programme-February-2026\/pdf\/February_Bookbug_Programme.pdf\">Bookbug Sessions February<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group caringbox2 has-background\" style=\"background-color:#954B6A\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">Linktree<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-standard-white-color has-text-color\">West Lothian Health Visitors now have a Linktree site where you will be able to access useful links to websites &amp; 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