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Although the Health Visitors team is located at the surgery, they are employed by Bournemouth & Poole NHS Trust.
Health Visitors are trained Nurses who take further training to offer health and development screening for families with young children. The first point of contact with the family is during pregnancy, when they will carry out antenatal visits and follow-ups when the baby is born.
They run a baby clinic every Tuesday at the surgery between 10 am and 12 noon. There is also a drop-in sleep clinic on Monday's between 12 noon and 1 pm where patients can access support and advice on sleep problems.
An under 1's group, parents with young babies, is held on Thursday's between 1 pm and 2.30 pm for social interaction and they regularly hold post-natal groups where parents with very young babies can learn, for example, about coping with minor illnesses and baby massage.
They also have a wide range of referral and resource networks on health topics and parenting and behaviour management; as well as a stop smoking service to help those patients who want to quit smoking.
For all Health Visitor enquiries, please telephone them direct on 01202 716997. |
