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Health visitors are qualified nurses who have undergone additional training in community public health nursing. There are also community health nurses, nursery nurses, an oral health promoter and clinical support workers within the teams. Health visitors work closely within the community with families with young children (0-5 years old) to offer support and advice from pre-birth until they enter school full time. The health visiting service provides a crucial service to children and families to promote health and reduce health inequalities by offering advice and guidance as needed. If you would like to talk to a nurse or health visitor in the health visiting team, please contact the duty line on 0300 123 3444, between Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.

To find out more, simply click the boxes below to see what help is available.

For bookings please call the duty desk on 0300 123 3444

Covid 19

If you have a new-born or young baby and are concerned about Covid 19 please access the following links:

Healthy Start Vouchers are changing from paper to a pre-paid card

If you are in receipt of Healthy Start Vouchers you must apply for the new pre-paid card now as paper ones will no longer be available from 31st March 2022. You can use any existing paper vouchers until their expiry date.

If you are over 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to certain vitamins free and help to buy healthy food and milk. Click on the following link to see if you are eligible and find out more.

https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/

When to expect a visit from us:

My child is 0-6 months

My child is 6-12 months

My child is 1- 2.5 years

My child is 2.5 - 5 years

And so to bed - sleep training

This session is for children from 10 months. If your child is under 10 months, take a look at our useful links where you'll find BASIS or 'helping your baby sleep'

Parenting and children's behaviour course

If your child is under 2.5 years, this session is not appropriate for you, however, you may wish to access Sollihill on our useful links with password: Invicta.

Toileting and continence - age 3-7 years

If your child is under 3 they may not be ready for potty training as anything up until 3 is normal for toilet readiness. If you need support with toilet training, you may wish to take a look at ERIC or call our duty desk. Please note that it is normal for night time wetting until the age of 5.