Tower Hamlets
Health Visiting Service
Health Visiting is a Children’s and Families Public Health Nursing service . The service works with all parents and carers’ offering developmental assessments, and referrals to appropriate services , parenting support , accident prevention and health education to individuals and also facilitating community building capacity work.
The Health Visiting Service was recently reviewed by Unicef and was successful in being accredited as 'baby friendly'.
The components of Health Visiting are:-
Universal – offering core contacts and assessments to all babies and young children within 14 days of birth, between 6-8 weeks, between 3-4 months, under one year of age and between two and two and a half years . All pregnant women are also to be offered an appointment between 28-32 weeks of pregnancy.
Universal Plus – providing additional support for a period of time for any presenting issues for your child or your family such as speech and language delay, sleep, toileting or emotional wellbeing such as post-natal illness. This will be achieved in the early weeks by offering you a range of visits known as the MECSH programme - or later by undertaking a common assessment framework assessment to ensure you get the right care by the right person at the time you need it.
Partnership - Working as part of a wider team to support for example; a child with special medical needs, giving support to any family based issues or to contribute as part of a statutory function to safeguard children. Health visitors also monitor the health of children looked after by the Local Authority.
The Health Visiting Service was recently reviewed by Unicef and was successful in being accredited as 'baby friendly'.
The components of Health Visiting are:-
Universal – offering core contacts and assessments to all babies and young children within 14 days of birth, between 6-8 weeks, between 3-4 months, under one year of age and between two and two and a half years . All pregnant women are also to be offered an appointment between 28-32 weeks of pregnancy.
Universal Plus – providing additional support for a period of time for any presenting issues for your child or your family such as speech and language delay, sleep, toileting or emotional wellbeing such as post-natal illness. This will be achieved in the early weeks by offering you a range of visits known as the MECSH programme - or later by undertaking a common assessment framework assessment to ensure you get the right care by the right person at the time you need it.
Partnership - Working as part of a wider team to support for example; a child with special medical needs, giving support to any family based issues or to contribute as part of a statutory function to safeguard children. Health visitors also monitor the health of children looked after by the Local Authority.
Health Visiting Management Team
Pamela Agapiou, Interim Clinical Director of Health Visiting Services;
Helen Miller Clinical lead for NW Locality (Networks 1 & 2) and children centres; Mowlam, Meath Gardens and Collingwood;
Janine Ellul Clinical lead for North East Locality covering Networks 5 & 6 and Children Centres; Mile End, Overland, Marna and Olga
Hamida Serdiwala Deputy Clinical Director, Clinical Lead for SE Locality (Networks 7 & 8) and Children Centres; Isle of Dogs, Chrisp Street and Around Poplar
Yvonne Dockery Clinical Lead for SW Locality (Networks 3 & 4) and Children Centres; Wapping, John Smith and Oceans
Kam Kaur, Assistant Director - Operations
The Health Visiting Service can be contacted on:-
Email: [email protected]
Call: 020 3 961 8564
Helen Miller Clinical lead for NW Locality (Networks 1 & 2) and children centres; Mowlam, Meath Gardens and Collingwood;
Janine Ellul Clinical lead for North East Locality covering Networks 5 & 6 and Children Centres; Mile End, Overland, Marna and Olga
Hamida Serdiwala Deputy Clinical Director, Clinical Lead for SE Locality (Networks 7 & 8) and Children Centres; Isle of Dogs, Chrisp Street and Around Poplar
Yvonne Dockery Clinical Lead for SW Locality (Networks 3 & 4) and Children Centres; Wapping, John Smith and Oceans
Kam Kaur, Assistant Director - Operations
The Health Visiting Service can be contacted on:-
Email: [email protected]
Call: 020 3 961 8564
Domestic Violence & Hate Crime Resource
This resource pack has been put together by the Community Safety’s Domestic Violence & Hate crime Team in Tower Hamlets. It aims to assist practitioners working with those experiencing domestic violence& abuse and ensures that victims/survivors can easily
access specialist services related to individual needs.
Please do not hesitate to download and share with peers:
access specialist services related to individual needs.
Please do not hesitate to download and share with peers:
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