Fleet & Yateley Health Visiting Team Health Visitors – who are they? A Health Visitor is a registered nurse or midwife who has completed a further degree in public health nursing to become a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. We are a team of Health Visitors and Community Nursery Nurses covering the Fleet & Yateley area. It is our aim to enable both communities and individuals to keep in the best possible health. Health includes social and emotional aspects as well as physical wellbeing. How to contact us: Health Visitors in this area are employed by and are responsible to Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. Health Visitors: Ashley Pugh, Helen Binyon, Kiri Cheeseman, Ellie Didier’Serre, Liz Fisher, Tracy Gray, Anna Holland, Jemma Jackson, Diane Marshall, Catherine Cochran Kathryn Wardrope, Dee Young Community Nursery Nurses: Lauren Coburn, Katie Lintott, Danielle Vialls. Based At: Fleet Community Hospital, Church Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 4LZ Tel: 01252 813842 We operate a duty system and should you wish to speak with a Health Visitor, telephone advice is available between 09.00 and 17.00 (M-F). Calls may go through to an answering machine during busy times or when the line is engaged. We will endeavour to call you back as soon as possible; this may be the next working day. Updated 05 May 2017 The Healthy Child Programme (HCP) The HCP is a series of developmental reviews, screening tests, vaccinations and information to support parents and help them give their child(ren) the best chance of staying healthy and well. What can you expect? There are key times when you can expect to have contact from your health visiting team. The service offered to every family includes; 28 - 32 weeks Antenatal Assessment. 10 - 14 Days New Birth Visit at home. 6 - 8 weeks Perinatal mental health review. 8 mths - 1yr Health Review 1 for Baby. 24mths – 30mths Health Review 2 for Child. In addition to your key contact times, your Health Visiting Team can also provide specific expert help and advice when needed on subjects including: Parenting Sleep Behaviour Toilet Training Healthy Eating Breast Feeding Healthy Weights Exercise Minor Illnesses Weaning Post Natal Depression Sexual Health Rashes & eczema Safeguarding / Domestic Abuse Alcohol or Drug Abuse Smoking Cessation If you have any concerns and your child is over 5 years old, contact the School Health Service Telephone: 01252 335653/4 Updated 05 May 2017 Family Health Clinics You and your baby or child’s health is important to us. You are welcome to come to any of the Family Health Clinics. A Health Visitor will be available for information and advice. Please bring your RED CHILD HEALTH RECORD BOOK with you. Please remember that if you would like to ask us something, you can always talk to a member of the Child Health Team at Clinic without having your child weighed or if you wish to speak to a member of staff in private please tell us as we may have a private room available. If preferred a follow up telephone call or visit can be arranged. You are able to come along at any time within the scheduled clinic time as no appointment is necessary, however, we would appreciate it if you could arrive no later than 15 minutes before the clinic is due to finish. This is to enable the Health Visitors to leave the buildings at the closing times as the buildings are often in use by other groups afterwards. Weighing your baby The current recommendations for weighing babies from the World Health Organisation as set out below: Age Frequency 2 Weeks – 6 months Once a month. 6 – 12 months Once every 2 months. Your health visitor may ask you to bring your baby more often if they wish to monitor them more closely. Updated 05 May 2017 Rushmoor and Hart Child Health Clinics & Children Centres For current Children’s Centre information and a timetable for up to date courses and play sessions, please visit the action for children website at www.actionforchildren.org.uk. Children’s centres are identified below with the Action for Children logo. Please note that all the Child Health Advice Clinics provided include breast and bottle feeding support, as well as needing no pre-made appointments in order to attend PLEASE ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE END OF CLINIC Monday Child Health Advice Clinic 1:30 - 3.00pm St. Mark’s Church Hall From Monday Guildford Road east 24th April this Farnborough clinic will run GU14 6PX every other Monday Tuesday Child Health Advice Clinic 1.00 – 2.30pm Prospect Community Centre From Tuesday Mayfield Road 27th June this Farnborough clinic will run GU14 8UA every other Tuesday Tuesday Child Health Advice Clinic 1:00-2:30pm Aldershot Library 109 High Street, Aldershot GU11 1DQ Tuesday- Child Health Advice Clinic 1:00-2:30pm Harlington Centre Fleet Library High Street Fleet GU51 4BY Large meeting room at the back of the building Updated 05 May 2017 Wednesday Child Health Advice Clinic 1:15 –2:45pm St Barnabus Church Brinns Lane 2nd Wednesday of Blackwater each month Camberley, GU17 0BT Thursday Child Health Advice Clinic 1.00 -2.30pm Yateley Medical Centre, Oaklands GU46 7LS Thursday Child Health Advice Clinic 1.30 -3.00pm Health Education Room, Aldershot Centre For Health, Hospital Hill, Aldershot, GU11 1AY Thursday Child Health Advice Clinic 2:00 –3:00pm Crondall New Surgery 4th Thursday of Redlands Lane the month Crondall Farnham, Surrey GU10 5RF 01252 850292 Friday Child Health Advice Clinic 9.30 - 11.00am Southwood Clinic, Health Visitors Office Links Way Farnborough GU14 0NA Updated 05 May 2017 Breastfeeding Groups in Rushmoor & Hart All groups and breastfeeding clinics are drop in and they offer help and support for both you and your baby Monday Breastfeeding support - by appointment only 1:00-4:00pm (Call frimley park 01276 604241) & Tongue -Tie advice drop in session Hale Sure Start Children’s Centre, 143 Hale Road Farnham, Surrey GU9 0JF Tuesday Breastfeeding support drop in 1:00 – 2:30pm Aldershot Library – 109 High Street Aldershot, GU11 1DQ Thursday Telephone Frimley Park to book an appointment for 1pm – 4pm Breastfeeding support - 01276 604241 Friday Breastfeeding Clinic 9.30am -11am (In conjunction with the Health Visitors Clinic) Southwood Hv Office, Farnborough, GU14 0NA. Friday Breastfeeding Support Group (peer to peer) 10:00am - (no appointment required) 12:00pm Maple View Children’s Centre, Bell Vue Road, Aldershot GU12 4RZ Updated 05 May 2017 For Breastfeeding Advice please contact: Breastfeeding Network Supporter Line Tel: 0300 100 0210 (Bengali Line 0300 456 2421) WWW.breastfeedingnetwork.co.uk Start4life 0300 123 1021 www.nhs.uk/start4life National Breastfeeding Helpline 0300 100 0212 (Staffed by volunteers from BfN and ABM) www.nationalbreastfeedinghelpline.org.uk National Childbirth Trust Helpline 0300 330 0771 www.nct.org.uk La Leche League 0845 120 2918 www.laleche.org.uk For further support and advice please refer to the ‘off to the best start’ leaflet. You can get view this at the following link: http://www.unicef.org.uk/BabyFriendly/Resources/Resources-for-parents/ For further support with bottle feeding please refer to the link above where you will find the ‘Guide to bottle feeding’ leaflet Updated 05 May 2017 Vitamin D Vitamin D regulates the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body, these are needed to keep bones and teeth healthy. You need to take vitamin D during your pregnancy to provide your baby with enough vitamin D for the first few months of its life. You should take a supplement of 10 micrograms of vitamin D each day when you are pregnant and if you breastfeed. In children, not having enough vitamin D can cause their bones to soften and can lead to rickets (a disease that affects bone development in children). You can buy single vitamin D supplements or vitamin drops containing vitamin D (for use by under-fives) at most pharmacies and supermarkets. As of February 2017, It is now recommended that everyone over one year of age should take a 10µg/d vitamin D supplement daily and, as a precaution, breastfed babies from birth up to one year of age also be given a supplement of 8.5 to10µg/d vitamin D per day. Updated 05 May 2017 Healthy Start Vitamins The Healthy Start scheme provides vouchers to pregnant women and families who qualify. The vouchers can be used to buy milk and plain fresh and frozen vegetables at local shops. You'll also get coupons that can be exchanged for free vitamins locally. Healthy Start vitamin tablets for women are specially designed for pregnant and breastfeeding women, and contain vitamins C and D and folic acid. Healthy Start children's vitamin drops are for infants aged from six months to five years old, and contain vitamins A, C and D. If you qualify for the Healthy Start scheme you can swap your coupons for free vitamins locally. You qualify for Healthy Start if you’re at least 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under four years old and you or your family get: Income Support Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance Income-related Employment and Support Allowance Child Tax Credit (but not Working Tax Credit unless your family is receiving Working Tax Credit run-on only*) and has an annual family income of £16,190 or less (2014/15) If you are pregnant and under 18 years old, you qualify for Healthy Start vouchers regardless of your income. *Working Tax Credit run-on is the Working Tax Credit you receive in the four weeks immediately after you have stopped working for 16 hours per week (single adults) or 24 hours per week (couples).