Children & Families Hub Directory of Services Children’s Health Services North Essex North Essex Child & Family Health Visiting & School Nursing Services covering North Essex Wellbeing Service (0-19) The service, is provided by Virgin Care in partnership with Barnardo’s, ensures that families continue to have easy access to local services, but staff are also be able to reach children and families in the Tel: 01206 372300 community; whether in a local clinic, play area or in a family’s front room. This flexible and innovative new Address: Lanswood Park, way of working is about providing services without walls and ensuring we are reaching those families who Broomfield Road, Colchester, need support the most. The services are for children from before they are born through to the age of 19 (or CO7 7FD 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities). North Colchester Teams We deliver broad areas of support: Castle Team 1.Health Visiting: e.g. Antenatal contact, transition to parenthood, SIDS, new baby review, maternal Stour Team (perinatal) mental health, wellbeing and development of under 1 year and 2-2 1/2 year reviews, support to ready for school’ Colchester Teams ‘be Blackwater Team 2.Parenting Support: e.g. breastfeeding support, school entry review, childcare confidence support, support Chappel Viaduct for expectant mother and father Tendring 3.School Nursing: e.g. support for young people in schools with wellbeing and health and mid teen health Mayflower review and help with family health Tendring Teams 4.Family Health: e.g. substance misuse (parents), contraception advice, nutrition support, mental health Martello (maternal & infant), smoking cessation Naze Tower
Children & Families Hub Directory of Services Children’s Health Services North Essex North Essex Child & Family Wellbeing Service (0-19) Tel: 01206 372300 Address: Lanswood Park, Broomfield Road, Colchester, CO7 7FD North Colchester Teams Castle Team Stour Team Colchester Teams Blackwater Team Chappel Viaduct Tendring Mayflower Tendring Teams Martello Naze Tower Health Visiting & School Nursing Services covering North Essex The service, is provided by Virgin Care in partnership with Barnardo’s, ensures that families continue to have easy access to local services, but staff are also be able to reach children and families in the community; whether in a local clinic, play area or in a family’s front room. This flexible and innovative new way of working is about providing services without walls and ensuring we are reaching those families who need support the most. The services are for children from before they are born through to the age of 19 (or 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities). We deliver broad areas of support: 1.Health Visiting: e.g. Antenatal contact, transition to parenthood, SIDS, new baby review, maternal (perinatal) mental health, wellbeing and development of under 1 year and 2-2 1/2 year reviews, support to ‘be ready for school’ 2.Parenting Support: e.g. breastfeeding support, school entry review, childcare confidence support, support for expectant mother and father 3.School Nursing: e.g. support for young people in schools with wellbeing and health and mid teen health review and help with family health 4.Family Health: e.g. substance misuse (parents), contraception advice, nutrition support, mental health (maternal & infant), smoking cessation