The role of a health visitor is to offer support, guidance and programmes of health promotion to all families from pregnancy and birth to primary school and beyond.

Support and advice that can be provided by health visitors to parents includes:

• child growth and development
• immunisations
• childhood illnesses and ailments
• behavioural difficulties
• breast feeding, weaning, infant feeding and any other feeding issues
• postnatal depression
• domestic violence
• medical issues, child or family
• children with additional needs

The length of time a family receives support from the health visitor will depend on their individual circumstances and health needs.

Please click on the links below for further information:

Postnatal depression and baby blues	Child accident prevention	For parents: Safer sleep guide for parents For professionals: https://www.basisonline.org.uk/	Vitamin D
Baby friendly feeding	A guide to Immunisation  Immunisation schedule - Jan 2020	Perinatal mental health information

For further information, please see our 0-5 years website: https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/0-19-0-5-years.

 

Contact our service in Barking and Dagenham

West locality	East locality	North locality
Thames View Health Centre Bastable Avenue Barking IG11 0LG Orchards Health Centre Gascoigne Road Barking IG11 7RS	Julia Engwell Health Centre Woodward Road Dagenham RM9 4SR	Five Elms Health Centre Five Elms Road Dagenham RM9 5TT
Tel: 0300 300 1668 Opening times: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm	Tel: 0300 300 1875 Opening times: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm	Tel: 0300 300 1727 Opening times: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm

Referrals

Referrals accepted from GP practices, accident and emergency departments, walk in centres, social services, children centres and other NHS trusts. Referrers can liaise directly with the named health visitors at their clinic base.