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Our new family-focused app gives lots of information and advice.
We provide Health Visiting services; which includes information and support from the antenatal period through the first five years of your child’s life. Supporting and providing information on a variety of health topics such as feeding your baby, healthy growth and development, emotional well-being and access to services. We work with a variety of professionals to support the best outcomes for you and your family.
The team also provides advice at our local baby clinics and are available by phone between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.
View the video below to find out about Health Visitors and for more information see here.
You will be referred to the service at 20 weeks of pregnancy and your named Health Visitor will contact you to make an appointment to meet you at home at around 28 weeks. The Healthy Family Team will contact you after the birth to arrange a series of visits according to your needs and to provide you with information about the baby clinics. You can contact our duty health visitor by phone on our main number 0300 247 0040 or make contact with your named health visitor.
You will be given a Child Health Record known as the ‘Red Book’ shortly before or after your child’s birth. Please be sure to have your Red Book available when you have an appointment with the healthy family team or call us to rearrange.
The Healthy Family Team are there to help and support you and your family with any needs that are impacting upon your health and wellbeing.
The eight contacts available to all families are:
As well as these eight contacts, you have access to additional home visits if required and a range of virtual information sessions – some are live and interactive and others pre-recorded.
You will be invited to an appointment with a member of The Health Visiting Team to have a two-year review. ASQ (Ages and Stages) questionnaires will then be sent to you to complete prior to the appointment. This is a health review and is separate from an educational review. Any concerns that you or the professional have can be identified early so that the appropriate referrals and early intervention can be offered.
It is important to stay healthy during pregnancy and as a new parent, eat a healthy diet, get enough sleep when you can safely and take exercise appropriate to your stage of pregnancy. Get trusted family and friends to support you when caring for your young baby and small children.
You will have a programme of support visits tailored to your needs and you will be invited to attend a local baby clinic when you wish. If you require advice you can call us for advice over the phone or if necessary to arrange a further visit.
Contact number: 0300 247 0040
Behaviour can be challenging for parents, as your child starts to explore and discover their world. A health visitor is able to provide extra support to you and your family if you have any concerns regarding your child’s development or behaviour.
The community nursery nurses are qualified in supporting the families around challenging behaviour, toilet training; sleep problems, fussy eating etc.
Below you will find useful links
For information on caring for children up to five years old and contact details for useful organisations view this useful poster here.
From time to time, we conduct surveys to evaluate and improve our services. We will invite patients to take part in these surveys via text or email. (See our Patient Privacy Notice.)
As a thank you for taking part in a survey, we may offer you the opportunity to enter a prize draw. Terms and conditions apply.
