Children’s 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 / NHS
Advice and links on simple food swaps for meals and lunch boxes for healthier living
Professionals/ Parents/ Carers
Better Health Healthier families
This site provides advice on food, activities, and children weight. It provides information on routine checks at schools
Parents/carers
Cancer Care Map
Cancer Care map is a simple, online resource that helps you find cancer support services in the local area
Professionals/ parents/ carers
CAPT Child Accident Prevention Trust
Working to reduce serious injury and accidents in children. Free safety advice, leaflets and resources to parents and professionals
Parents/carers
Dentaid – mobile dentist
Mobile dental unit providing outreach dental clinics for people who struggle to access dentists
Adults, children
Welcome to Dentaid The Dental Charity – Dentaid
Tel: 01794 324249
Email: info@dentaid.org
Early Years Inclusion Outreach Team
Information, advice, guidance, forms, and links to support children in Early Years setting and the quality of your inclusive practice
Early Years Professionals
eyinclusion@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
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
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 Hubs
A one stop shop within the community providing information and signposting free services, activities and support.
Professionals/ parents/ carers
Getting Active
This link shares a variety of resources to include activities such as walking, cycling etc.
Parents/carers
Girlguiding
Enables girls and young women to get involved in a huge range of activities such as climbing, abseiling etc. Starting age from 5 through to 18. With the addition of Trefoil Guild for 18+
Parents/carers
Healthy Start Scheme
Free vouchers for milk, fruit, vegetables, and vitamins (vouchers number dependent on eligibility)
Parent/carers
Healthier Together Website/ NHS
Information relating to signs and symptoms of illness in children
Professionals/ Parents/ Carers
Health Visitor support
Support by contacting a Health Visitor requires completion of the Nursery referral form. If the family has a named HV already they may contact through the duty team to task a call by calling 0300 123 6629
Parent/carers
HENRY programme: healthy start, brighter future
Supporting the whole family to make positive lifestyle changes, creating healthier and happier home environments, and building healthier communities.
Families, professionals
I can
Helping children communicate: provides resources, guidance and support in helping children develop their speaking and understanding skills
Parents/carers/professionals
The service is provided on selected days 9.30 – 4.30 for a free call back from a speech and language therapist.
For more information: About us (ican.org.uk)
Institute of Health Visiting
For advice on areas such as: breastfeeding; infant formula; weight; accidental poisoning; mental health; nutrition.
Parents/carers
Locating a Dentist
Search directory for dental care
Parents/carers
Neurodiversity Team
Dedicated 0-19 support team for children and young people with neuro-developmental needs: family support workers, child and adolescent mental health workers, therapists, an educational psychologist, and service lead
Professionals/parents/carers
NHS Support
Services such as GP, optician, sexual health services, pregnancy services
Parents/carers
Optimising Lives Improving Health Vitality and Education (Olive)
OLIVE is delivered to all families at each mandated contact with the Health Visiting service but is also designed to be bespoke to each individual child and family to support healthy living.
Families, professionals
Over the Wall
Over The Wall is a UK based charity for children aged 0-17 with health challenges and disabilities, and their families, to discover a world of mischief and magic. A place where they can be brave and have fun with others
Professionals/parents/carers
PCC – school transport and travel
Support for school transport
Parents/carers/child
Play Youth Community
Information about adventure playgrounds, youth clubs, activities, community centres & HAF programme
Parents/carers/ young people
Pompey in the Community
Charity to promote education, healthy living sporting participation of all ages
Parents/carers
Portsmouth Scouts
Scouts offer provision from age 4-25 and have a 25+ Active Support group
Parents/carers/child
Puberty – support for children and young people
Range of support for children and young people who are starting puberty – practical advice and support
Children and young people
RCPCH – Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Advice for whether a child’s illness can still allow them to attend school or nursery
Parents/professionals
Registering for a GP and Dentist
Basic registration and health guidance and support A-Z
Parents/carers
School Nursing Service
Support the health and wellbeing of school age children and deliver some childhood vaccinations
Parents/carers
The Children’s Therapy Service
Includes support with Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Podiatry – for children registered in Hampshire, Southampton or Portsmouth
Parents/carers
Children’s Therapy Service | Solent
For information including timescales on a waiting list the service can be contact between Monday – Friday 8- 5 on 0300 300 2019
The Lullaby Trust
Sleep advice for your baby, bereavement support and support designed for young parents.
Professionals /parents/carers
Tom’s Trust
Guidance and games to help adults support siblings of a child with cancer.
Professionals / parents