Attached is a letter from the UK Health Security Agency to raise awareness of vaccination and the symptoms of whooping cough as there has been an increase in confirmed or suspected cases in school age children in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire areas.

Pertussis letter - March 2024

[pdf 126KB]

Below is a variety of services that exist for parents related to:

• Understanding dyslexia and supporting at home
• Supporting your child as they transition to secondary school
• Autism and ADHD support groups
• Sleep Tight Workshops

	NBS 2024 NBS Support Group Leaflet	[pdf 211KB]
	NBS OPT-in referrals	[pdf 285KB]
	2024-01-30 FLYER - PARENT EVENT Supporting your Child as they Move to Secondary School	[pdf 150KB]
	2023-11-28 FLYER - PARENT EVENT Understanding Dyslexia and Supporting at Home	[pdf 148KB]

Dear Parent/Carers  

In partnership with the school, the Public Health Nursing Service (Healthy Family Teams) would like to welcome you into your journey through education. We know there may be times throughout your child’s development you may want to access information, advice and support provided by your local Healthy Family Team. The Healthy Family Teams across Nottinghamshire work with families who have children 0-19 that live in or attend schools in Nottinghamshire providing Health Visiting and School Nursing advice and interventions.

The Healthy Family Team offer a variety of brief interventions and early support should you need this. We offer advice and support for behaviour, sleep, toileting (day and night), growth, development and healthy lifestyle. If you are unsure if your child is up to date with all their immunisations, please get in touch with your GP surgery who will be able to advise.

We recommend all children attend opticians and dentist regularly (all appointments are free up to the age of 16 years).

If you have any concerns about your child’s hearing, please contact your GP.

There are several ways you can contact the Healthy Family Team, please see the list below.

• Advice Line, telephone 0300 123 5436 Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm
• Parentline (text messaging service for parents and carers) 07520 619919
• Further information can be accessed on Nottinghamshire Healthcare Website www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk

Here are some useful services and links where parents, carers, children and young people can access support independently.

• Parentline 07520 619919 – Healthy Family Teams confidential texting service to provide parents and carers advice around feeding, child development, parenting advice and support, emotional health and wellbeing, behaviour difficulties and family health.
• Health for kids – http://www.healthforkids.co.uk/nottinghamshire – this is an NHS site supporting young children and parents.
• Recap – if you are already signed up to this service or if you would like to be signed up please contact the advice line.  All we will need is your email address.
• ChildLine 0800 1111 www.childline.org.uk     
• Notts Help Yourself – www.nottshelpyourself.org.uk – this is a site for advice, information and local services available.
• ERIC – www.eric.org.uk – provide information and advice for children and teenagers with bladder or bowel conditions. 
• The Sleep Charity – www.thesleepcharity.org.uk – providing information around sleep.
• Change for life - https://www.nhs.uk/change4life
• Be U Notts – www.beusupport.co.uk  – mental health support

Yours sincerely

Healthy Family Team

Please see below a link to the latest guidance on managing winter viruses from UKHSA, with some useful tips to help providers and parents.

Back to school - 5 things to do to help manage winter illness - UK Health Security Agency (blog.gov.uk)

Healthy Family Team Advice Line 0300 123 5436 (Monday- Friday 9am- 4.30pm)

Parentline number: 07520 619919 (Monday- Friday 9am- 4.30pm)

Newark and Sherwood 0-19 Healthy Family Team

Balderton Primary Care Centre,

Lowfield Lane.

Balderton

Newark,

Notts

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Nottinghamshire Healthcare's Healthy Family Teams have launched a new text messaging service for parents and carers to access confidential health advice. 

The Parentline text messaging service is an easy way for parents and carers to confidentially ask for help about a range of issues, such as feeding and nutrition, emotional health and wellbeing, child development, behaviour difficulties and family health.  Access to other local services is also available for example School Health Team, breastfeeding support or health visitor led sessions.

Parents and carers of children aged 0-19 in Nottinghamshire can contact the text messaging service for advice on Parentline 07520 619919.

This service does not replace face-to-face contact with Healthy Family Teams but aims to offer an alternative, accessible method of contact and a flexible way to provide support.

Parentline is available from Monday to Friday 9.00am - 4.30pm excluding bank holidays.  Messages sent to the dedicated number are delivered to a secure website, and responded to by the Healthy Family Team.  Texts are usually replied to within one working day.  Automatic replies will be sent to any messages received out of hours explaining where to get help if your question is urgent, and when you can expect a response.

The Trust's Healthy Family Teams comprise of multiple professionals trained in providing services to children aged 0-19 years and their families/carers across Nottinghamshire.  Their work includes giving advice on emotional health and wellbeing, infant feeding and healthy food choices, development, behaviour, self-esteem, relationships and many more topics.  They can provide one-to-one confidential appointments.  

Further information can be found at:  http://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/healthy-family-teams

	Parentline	[pdf 169KB]
	Parentline Presentation	[pdf 443KB]