Children’s 0-19 Services

Whether you have got a new baby, or are preparing for your child to start school, the 0-19 team are here to offer you advice, support, information to help you and your family be as healthy as possible. We offer all children an assessment of their health, growth and development at the following times:

• 10-14 days
• 6-8 weeks
• Around 8 months
• Between 2-2.5 years

You don’t need to contact us to arrange these assessments, we will contact you.

We realise being a parent can be full of challenges and you may need extra help from time to time. Your 0-19 team are here to offer this help when you need it, for example, if your child is ill, having difficulties with feeding, sleeping, toileting and behaviour. We can also help parents/carers with issues such as their own emotional health and parenting.

If you and your family find you are having significant difficulties, for example if your child has a special educational need or disability (SEND), a medical condition, or perhaps there are concerns about the safety of your child, the 0-19 team will be involved in ensuring your child is safe and getting the services and care they need.

We have a team of healthy lifestyle advisors who can help with managing children’s weight and supporting them to have active healthy lives.

If you are under 18 years of age and have a child less than 2 years of age, you may be receiving our Family Nurse Partnership Programme (FNP). Visit www.fnp.nhs.uk for information about FNP.

Any questions?  Chat to us now click the orange button on the bottom right-hand side of the page

Health visitors clinics

Below is a list of our regular clinics, these are drop-in unless they state otherwise. Please click on the name of the clinic you wish to attend to find out more information (mobile users - if you have any issues seeing the details of the clinics please click here). For any enquiries or questions about the clinics, including booking on clinics that require an appointment, call 03001 111022 option 4 (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm). 

Please note there are additional sessions in Kettering that you can make an appointment at, please phone us to find out more. For breastfeeding support drop-ins please download our Breastfeeding clinics - flyer [pdf] 443KB

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO RECENT CHANGES IN LIBRARY OPENING HOURS AND DAYS PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY BEFORE TRAVELLING TO A CLINIC

For regular updates and top tips from the team follow us on facebook: www.facebook.com/healthvisitors

For information about Emotional changes during pregnancy and following childbirth please click this link to download our leaflet. 

Breastfeeding support

Useful information

Whether your little one has just started school or you are thinking about moving from primary to secondary, the 0-19 team are here to offer you advice, support, information to help you and your family be as healthy as possible. We offer all children the following assessments:

• In reception year you will be asked to complete a health questionnaire, this helps us to know if your child has any health issues that we can support you with.
   
• In reception year we will do an assessment of your child’s hearing and vision, as well as your child's weight and height, with your consent through return of the health assessment form
• In year 6 there will a further assessment of weight and height (ALL children are seen unless you opt out of the assessment).
   
• A Flu vaccination is offered to all children in years reception, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. From October 2019 this will be offered to ALL primary aged children.

You don’t need to contact us to arrange these assessments, we will write to you to let you know when they are happening. They will be done in school during normal school hours if your child is attending a school setting. If your child is not attending a school setting you can contact us on 0300 1111 022 (option 4) and we will offer these services to you in a clinic setting.

We realise being a parent can be full of challenges and you may need extra help from time to time. Your 0-19 team are here to offer this help when you need it, for example, if your child is having difficulties with their eating, toileting, behaviour or worries. We can also help parents/carers with issues such as finding support for their own emotional health and parenting.

We have a team of healthy lifestyle advisors who can help with managing children’s weight and supporting them to have active healthy lives.

If you and your family find you are having significant difficulties, for example if your child has a special educational need or disability (SEND), a medical condition, or perhaps there are concerns about the safely of your child, the 0-19 team will be involved in ensuring your child is safe and getting the services and care they need.

Any questions?  Chat to us now click the orange button on the bottom right-hand side of the page

General Advice

Below are links to a wide range of websites and online leaflets. These are all based on the most up to date advice and information:

NHS Choices - Children's teeth

NHS Choices - Children's health

Immunisations

NHS Choices - Children's vaccines

Childhood Illnesses

NHS Choices - Infectious childhood illnesses

Whether you are a young person, or the parent of a young person, the 0-19 team are here to offer you advice, support and information to help you and your family to be as healthy as possible.

We offer all young people the following:

• A “drop in” session at your secondary school. This is run by a school nurse where you can get confidential advice about any physical, sexual, or mental health concerns.
   
• In year 8 we offer all girls the HPV (cervical cancer) vaccine.
   
• In year 9 we offer all young people the Men ACWY for meningitis and 3-in1 teenager booster vaccination (from 2019/20 onwards this will be offered in year 9).
   
• ChatHealth – this is a text messaging service where you can text a school nurse for confidential advice and support for any health related issue. The text number is 07507329600

You don’t need to contact us to arrange the vaccinations, we will write to you to let you know when they are happening.

They will be done in school during normal school hours if you attend a school setting.

If you do not attend a school setting you can still have all these services, just contact us on 0300 1111 022 (option 4).

We realise being a teenager can be tough and want to help you in any way we can, for example:

• If you feel low, stressed or worried 
• Having problems with relationships
• Want contraceptive advice, including emergency contraception
• Are concerned about your sexual health
• Have questions about your identity
• Having problems going to the toilet
• If you don’t feel safe, either at home, at school or outside of school
• If you are caring for a parent who is ill or disabled
• If you want help with quitting smoking
• Advice about alcohol and drug use
• Want help managing your weight and healthy eating

Any questions?  Chat to us now click the orange button on the bottom right-hand side of the page.

General Advice

NHS Choices - Child health

NHS Choices - Teen boys' health

NHS Choices - Teen girls' health

Teenagers concern

NHS Choices - Teenagers and sleep

NHS Choices - Bedwetting

ERIC - Teenage continence

NHS Choices - Sex and young people

Teenagers as carers

NHS Choices - Being a carer 

Whether you are a young person, or the parent of a young person, the 0-19 team are here to offer you advice, support and information to help you be as healthy as possible. We offer all young people the following:

• A “drop in” session at your secondary school - This is run by a school nurse where you can get confidential advice about any physical, sexual, or mental health concerns
   
• ChatHealth – this is a text messaging service where you can text a school nurse for confidential advice and support for any health related issue. The text number is 07507329600. You can use this whether you are in school or have now left.
   
• If you want to speak to us or arrange an appointment but you are no longer in school please contact 0300 1111 022 (option 4).

We realise moving from being a teenager to an adult can be tough and we want to help you in any way we can, for example:

• If you feel depressed, stressed or anxious
• Having problems with relationships
• Want contraceptive advice, including emergency contraception
• Are concerned about your sexual health
• Have questions about your identity
• Having problems going to the toilet
• If you don’t feel safe
• If you are caring for a parent who is ill or disabled
• If you want help with quitting smoking
• Advice about alcohol and drug use
• If you want help managing your weight

If you have any questions you can chat to us now click the orange button on the bottom right-hand side of the page.

Below are links to a wide range of websites and online leaflets. These are all based on the most up to date advice and information:

General Advice

NHS Choices - Teen boys' health

NHS Choices - Teen girls' health

NHS Choices - Teens and sleep

NHS Choices - Sex and young people

Young minds - Teens mental health and wellbeing