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.

Advice for parents on the coronavirus

Please see below useful links:

• Unicef: Infant feeding during the Covid-19 outbreak
• Lullaby Trust: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and caring for your baby

 

Please click on the links below for information and to download booklets:

Barking and Dagenham 0-19 Universal Children's Services website	Postnatal depression and baby blues	Child accident prevention	For parents: Safer sleep guide for parents For professionals: https://www.basisonline.org.uk/
Vitamin D	Off to the best start	A guide to Immunisation  Immunisation schedule - Jan 2020	Perinatal mental health information
Introduction to solids	Eating well: the first year	Pelvic floor exercises	Family planning clinics
		Information to come
Antenatal breastfeeding workshop	Infant feeding cafe	Child health clinics

 

 

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.