Children’s physical health
Accidental poisoning and safety in the home
A leaflet highlighting dangers in the home and garden
Parents/carers
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
BH Live Gymnastics
Gymnastics sessions for children with additional needs/disabilities
Parents/child
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 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
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
Institute of Health Visiting
Tips on breast feeding and information on infant formula
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
neurodiversity0-19enquiries@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
To request ND profiling training for professionals:
NHS Support
Services such as GP, optician, sexual health services, pregnancy services
Parents/carers
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
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
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
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