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Children’s Services and Adult
Health Visitors are qualified specialist community public health nurses (SCPHN – HV). Their additional training in public health enables them to assess the health needs of individuals, families and the wider community to effectively promote good health and prevent illness.
Our knowledgeable Health Visitors and health and development practitioners, work with children from birth to five years of age and their families.
Health Visitors play a crucial role in ensuring children have the best possible start in life, and lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP).
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The Healthy Child Programme (HCP) includes six child health and development reviews mandated by the commissioning of services by local authorities.
Our Health Visiting Team comprises of Health Visitors and Health and Development Practitioners who will contact you at the following stages.
From 28 weeks onwards you will be offered an appointment with one of our health visitors. Pregnancy, birth and the first few months of parenthood can be a challenging time. Health visitors have a valuable opportunity to support you at this time, and provide you with information to help you make informed and positive choices for you, your child and family. You will be able to discuss your pregnancy, your baby’s wellbeing and preparations for your little ones arrival. During this appointment they will explain the role of your Health Visitor, provide you with information on local services you and your family can access, and answer any of your questions.
The antenatal appointment also helps them to understand and discuss the support you may need in the future, how you feel about becoming a parent , and what to expect after your baby is born. Our Health Visitors also offer support to partners to help them prepare for becoming a parent.
You will often receive your baby’s Child Health Record (red book) at this visit. It is a good idea to take your baby’s red book with you every time you visit the baby clinic or GP. The health visitor will use it to record your child’s weight and height and other important information. You can also add information to the red book yourself. You may want to record any illnesses or accidents your baby has and/or record your child’s developmental milestones.
Some of the topics we may discuss with you include:
You will be seen at home before your baby is 2 weeks old for the new birth visit. This is around the time when the care of you and your baby will transition from the midwife to your health visitor.
At this visit your Health Visitor will:
You will be given information about your nearest Children Centre, Child Health Clinics and other services you may find useful where you could meet other parents and join in with local activities.
The Health Visitor can also give you advice on:
You and your baby will usually be invited for a physical examination at this time, and this is completed by your GP.
At this time you will also be offered an appointment with one of our Health Visitors. This contact is important for assessing your baby’s growth and wellbeing and to see how you are feeling. The health visitor will also remind you that the immunisation schedule is about to commence and answer any questions you and your partner may have.
The health visitor may discuss the following:
You will also be reminded about other local services that provide help and support.
This contact is often delivered as a group session by our experienced Health and Development Practitioners. This contact offers parents an opportunity to discuss topics such as:
This review may be completed by your Health Visitor, but is usually carried out by one of our experienced Health and Development Practitioners. They will talk to you about your child’s language and development. They will also discuss safety, nutritional health and behaviour with you. It provides you with an opportunity to discuss any concerns you may have.
Prior to the review our team will send you two questionnaires Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ-3) and a Social-Emotional Questionnaire (ASQ:SE2) to complete. This allows you time at home to try out some of the activities covered by the questionnaire, where your child is comfortable and in familiar surroundings. This information helps us to understand how your baby is developing. Don’t worry if you can’t fill in the whole questionnaire – your Health Visitor or Health and Development Practitioner will help you complete it.
This is also an opportunity to discuss your child’s next immunisations due at 13 months. Our health visitors and Health and Development Practitioners can answer questions you may have about these immunisations, and also offer advice and support to help you make an informed choice.
The health visitor or Health and Development Practitioner will then weigh and measure length of your child. They will also measure head circumference, check leg creases, and check for equal light reflections in their eyes.
We will also discuss:
This review may be completed by your Health Visitor, but is usually carried out by one of our experienced Health and Development Practitioners. Prior to the review our team will send you two Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ-3) and a Social-Emotional ASQ:SE2 Questionnaire to complete. This allows you time at home to try out some of the activities covered by the questionnaire, where your child is comfortable and in familiar surroundings. This information helps us to understand how your toddler is developing. Don’t worry if you can’t fill in the whole questionnaire – your Health Visitor or Health and Development Practitioner will help you complete it.
This review will cover:
We will also weigh and measure your child.
Please remember to bring your questionnaires and red book to your appointment.
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