The health visiting team offer packages of care where families require extra advice and support. The packages offered include maternal mental health; relationship issues; parenting, complex needs e.g. premature babies; children with additional needs, feeding issues and nutrition, child development, children’s sleep, toileting and behaviour.
For sleep, toileting and, from September, behaviour families will first be invited to a one-off parent education session. If further support is required then the health visitor will complete a home visit to assess the situation and refer the family to the Child Development Team (CDT) for Package of Care. The CDT is a team within the health visiting service at Medway Community Healthcare. The CDT staff that support packages of care are Community Nursery Nurses and Community Health Nurses (registered nurses). The Package of Care may last for 3 to 6 weeks.
Below are some useful links:
For advice the health visitor duty desk is open Monday-Friday 9am – 5pm on 0300 123 3444 selecting option 2, then option 3.
Toileting/ toilet training:
Potty training tips - Pregnancy and baby guide - NHS Choices
Fussy Eating:
Home - British Nutrition Foundation
Behaviour:
Dealing with child behaviour problems - NHS
Sleep:
BASIS – Baby Sleep Information Source