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Health Visiting
Health visitors are qualified nurses who have gone on to do another year specialising in child development and health promotion. They can advise you on all aspects of development and health promotion until your child is 5 years old and their role also includes parenting and emotional wellbeing. Many health visitors have additional qualifications in a range of fields, such as midwifery and children’s nursing.
Community staff nurses and community nursery nurses work alongside health visitors. Community staff nurses are qualified nurses and many have additional experience looking after children, for example in hospitals. Community nursery nurses are experienced in child development and health promotion, including child safety.
Our role with parents starts in pregnancy when all expectant parents receive a letter from us inviting them to meet the service. Then once your baby has been born and the community midwife has discharged you, your health visitor or community staff nurse will contact you, to arrange a suitable time to come and visit you and your baby at home, or at another setting, such as a children’s centre.
Well Baby Clinics
Please drop in to one of our clinics led by a health visitor.
All drop-ins offer the chance for families to speak with a member of the health visiting team about concerns, support needs and request additional information or advice.
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How the team works
Our health visitors work throughout the community. Based in health centres and GP practices, they work in teams, which include nursery nurses and community staff nurses. Nursery nurses are managed by health visitors and may help with clinic sessions.
If your GP or midwife has any concerns during your pregnancy, then a member of the health visiting team may contact you. If you would like to meet a member of the health visiting team during your pregnancy please ask at your GP surgery.
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Contact us
If at any time during your child’s first five years, you have concerns around behaviour, development, feeding or anything that is causing you anxiety, then please contact your health visiting team. Their number can be found in your Red Book, you can contact them through your GP surgery, or you can email hvadminhub@yourhealthcare.org or call 020 8339 8000.
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Frequently asked questions
Find answers to common questions about our services, policies, and procedures. We hope you find the answers you need, and we’re always happy to assist further. If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for then please don’t hesitate to contact us.
We are an independent community interest company (CIC), but are funded by the NHS and local authorities to provide health and social care community services for residents in Kingston, and additional learning disability services in Richmond. If we make any profit, it is reinvested into our community services
If you click on the ‘Our services’ tab and choose the service you need, details of how to refer are available. If there is no referral form listed, please use the generic community healthcare referral form here.
You can also call for emergency referrals to our Rapid Response service (2-hour urgent community response) or Urgent Care Support Service (care homes).
It is possible to self refer to some of our services (e.g. rapid response, children’s speech and language). If you click on the ‘Our services’ tab and choose the service you need, details of how to refer are available. You can also call our single point of access team on 020 8274 7088 for referrals to our Rapid Response service (2-hour urgent community response).
Click here to see our current vacancies. The links will take you through to the NHS Jobs website which processes our applications. Please feel free to contact our recruitment team if you have any queries: HRhub@yourhealthcare.org
Still have a question? Our friendly team will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Contact usMake a referral
You should refer via the Single Point of Access, please download our referral form below. Referrals are accepted from health and social care professionals over the telephone or via form submission. Only urgent services can be referred via telephone – Rapid Response and Urgent Care and Support Service (care homes).
Our Service Locations
Where can you find this service?
22 Hollyfield Road
Surbiton
KT5 9AL
Tel: 020 8339 8000
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