Description
We are very much available to support children, families and young people with both physical and emotional health and wellbeing.
Our support begins in late pregnancy and until children reach 19 years. If the young person has special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) we support them up to 25 years of age.
Support for under 5's
We offer advice, support and help throughout your child’s early years. We promote child and family health and wellbeing, and identify needs early. To do this we:
- Help new parents adjust to parenthood.
- Give help and support with infant feeding choices, such as breastfeeding.
- Give advice about weaning, healthy diet and nutrition.
- Assess and support parent and infant mental health.
- Give advice about stopping smoking.
- Carry out growth and development assessments during your child's early life.
- Check and support your child’s early speech development.
- Make sure that children are ready to learn at two years old and are ready for school at age five.
- Help parents to manage common childhood illnesses, such as chicken pox.
- Give information about common behaviour challenges.
- Provide tips about sleeping, eating, toilet training and tantrums.
- Give dental health advice and support.
- Provide information about the national screening and vaccination programmes.
- Give safety and accident prevention advice.
- Make referrals to specialist services for extra support, eg speech and language therapy.
- Complete early help assessments.
Support for 5 to 19 years
The team offer advice, support and help throughout your child’s school years.
If you're worried about your child's health or progress, we can help. This is especially if it's starting to impact their learning or attendance at school. Support for children and young people can happen in education settings or in their home. With your permission, school can refer to us to support them in meeting your child's needs.
We also weigh and measure children in reception class (4 to 5 year olds) and year six (10 and 11 year olds). This is as part of the National Child Measurement Programme.
As your child gets older, they can talk to a school nurse about their health and any worries they may have.
We can support parents and carers, education staff and young people with:
- Managing allergies and medical conditions.
- Sexual health and contraception advice, and helping young people to access local services.
- Advice on healthy relationships.
- Assessment and support for bed wetting.
- Information on vaccinations.
- Oral health advice and support.
- Healthy nutrition and eating, healthy activities and lifestyles.
- Low level anxiety and emotional wellbeing, referring to specialist services where needed.
- Maximising school attendance.
- Health promotion and health education activities in schools.
- Signposting and making referrals to other services where needed.
- Early help assessments and care planning.
We also have a Specialist Health Visitor who works within this team and specifically works with and supports Asylum Seekers and Refugees and Gypsy/Travellers.
Opening Times
Monday to Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm
Contact Details
Contact name: Barnsley Public Health Nursing Team
Email address: 0-19healthteam@barnsley.gov.uk
Phone number: 01226 774411
Mobile number:
Locations
Address details:
Barnsley
Published: 15 June 2020