Health visitors are qualified registered nurses who have undertaken further training to degree level in child health, public health and health promotion.
We work in the community, in family centres and in families’ own homes to promote health and wellbeing and to support families with all aspects of bringing up a child.
We offer the same services to all the families with children under school age, with more targeted and tailored support for those who need it. We work with parents who are pregnant or who already have children under the age of five years in the household. We are available to offer support or answer queries on:
We offer families a programme of screening tests, immunisations, developmental reviews, information and guidance to support parenting and healthy choices. We ensure that children’s health needs are assessed as part of the healthy child programme, a national framework, based on best evidence, to promote and protect the health of children as they grow.
The health visiting team consists of:
Details of your local health visiting team will be in your red book but if this is not to hand or you are new to the area, you can find their number on our contact us page.