Child physical health
Action for children – Parent talk
Online advice for nutrition and healthy eating, additional needs and disabilities and sleep
Parents/Carers
Better Health Healthier families
Advice on food, activities and children’s weight
Parents/Professionals
ERIC
A national charity dedicated to improving children’s bowel and bladder health – support and advice from potty training to teenagers and young people with bowel and bladder conditions.
Professionals/ Parents/ carers/ young people
Family Assist 0-11
Innovative new way of ensuring that parents and their friends and families have access to a wide range of information and resources, both local and national, at their fingertips. Information on areas such as child development, health, nutrition and parenting.
Professionals/parents
Family Assist Solent
A wide range of information and resources, both local and national, for parents, families and friends.
Parents / Carers
Healthy Eating in Pregnancy
Guidance and link to the eat well guide
Parents/Carers
Healthy Start Scheme 0-4
Free vouchers/top-up cards for milk, fruit, vegetables and vitamins (vouchers number dependent on eligibility)
Parents/Carers
The new Healthy Start Scheme – Get help to buy food and milk (Healthy Start)
Email: healthy.start@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
Tel: 0300 330 7010
Healthier Together Website
Information relating to signs and symptoms of illness in children
Professionals/ Parents/ Carers
Health Visitor Support
To seek support from a Health Visitor, the Nursery referral form can be completed. If the family have a named HV they may contact them directly or go through the duty team
Professionals
Submit referral form to:
SNHS.portsmouthhealthvisitingservice@nhs.net
Duty team tel: 0300 123 6629
Institute of Health Visiting
Advice on areas such as: breastfeeding, infant formula, weight, accidental poisoning, mental health and nutrition.
Parents/Carers
NHS Support
Services such as GP, optician, sexual health services, pregnancy services
Parents/Carers
Registering and Dental Advice
Basic dentist registration and health guidance
Parents/Carers
Safe Sleep for Babies and Infants
Advice on safer sleep principles and key messages
Professionals
Safer Sleep for Babies: Every Sleep Matters
Advice and guidance on safer sleeping practices with links to national resources
Parents/Carers
Solent Child and Family Trust
Advice and guidance on universal health, universal plus service and universal partnership plus
Professionals /Parents/Carers
Solent PULSE
Text messaging service: for any question about child health and receive response from trained Health Visitor
Parents/Carers
Text: 07491 163275
The Children’s Therapy Service
Support with Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Podiatry
For children registered in Hampshire, Southampton or Portsmouth
For information including timescales on a waiting list the service can be contacted between Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm
Tel: 0300 300 2019