Health Visiting
The Health Visiting service is made up of a team of specialist nurses who offer advice and guidance to parents with children aged 0 to 5 years old.
Infant feeding (breastfeeding and bottle feeding support)
Specialist infant feeding advice for pregnant mothers, babies and children up to 5 years old. Professionals with a special interest and passion in infant feeding who are qualified lactation consultants (International Board Certified Lactation Consultants)
Public Health 5 to 19
The Public Health 5 to 19 Nursing service is responsible for promoting good health and lifestyle improvement among children and young people aged 5 to 19. We also offer support children and young people who have low level or emerging health or development problems.
School Aged Immunisation Programme
The School Aged Immunisation Team is responsible for delivering the school based immunisation programme in Cumbria. Our specially trained team is made up of clinical leads, nurses, support staff and apprentices.
Strengthening Families
The Strengthening Families service is made up from health visitors, school nurses, learning disability nurses and midwives who work together with you to support your whole family when you need it most.
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Supporting Families | Specialist Support | Feeding Your Baby | Sleep | Parenting | Babies | School Age | Bereavement
Supporting Families
https://www.family-action.org.uk/what-we-do/children-families/0-19/ Family Action Cumbria - Support children and families in Allerdale, Barrow, Carlisle and Copeland
https://www.barnardos.org.uk/what-we-do/services/eden-0-19-child-and-family-support-service Barnardo's provides family support services for children 0-19 years old across the Eden Valley
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/NSPCC - nspcc.org.uk/help
Focus Family | Cumbria County Council
Specialist Support
Public health 5-19 - health conditions - special needs | Cumbria County Council
Includes details to access:
- Cumbria Learning Disabilities Team
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Communication Difficulties
- Co-ordination and Physical Difficulties
Feeding Your Baby
www.laleche.org.uk - friendly breastfeeding support from pregnancy onwards
www.nationalbreastfeedinghelpline.org.uk
The UK's leading charity for parents | NCT - www.nct.org.uk - 1st 1000 days new parent support
Sleep
ICON – Babies Cry, You Can Cope (iconcope.org)
www.lullabytrust.org.uk - The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of SIDs, provides expert safer sleep advice for babies and support for bereaved families
Parenting
Solihull Approach | Parenting | Training for professionals (solihullapproachparenting.com) - Solihull Approach supports mental health and wellbeing in parents, children, schools, older adults and high stress workplaces through an evidence based model in trainings, online courses and resources
www.essentialparent.com - for healthier happier women and children
The UK's leading charity for parents | NCT - www.nct.org.uk - 1st 1000 days new parent support
Babies
The Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative
Building a happy baby: A Guide for Parents Leaflet - Baby Friendly Initiative (unicef.org.uk)
Caring for your baby at night leaflet - Baby Friendly Initiative (unicef.org.uk)
www.bliss.org.uk for babies born premature/sick
www.cumbrialscb.com. Information on early help support
The UK's leading charity for parents | NCT - www.nct.org.uk - 1st 1000 days new parent support
Sign up for baby emails | Start4Life (www.nhs.uk)
your-baby.org.uk - getting to know your baby.org
School Age
Public Health 5-19 | Cumbria County Council - Cumbria County Council Public Health 5-19 Years
E-School Nurse Service | Cumbria County Council - online E-School Nurse Service
Bereavement
www.lullabytrust.org.uk - The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of SIDs, provides expert safer sleep advice for babies and support for bereaved families
Sands | Saving babies' lives. Supporting bereaved families. Saving babies' lives and supporting bereaved families
Care of Next Infant (CONI) - The Lullaby Trust - Care of the Next Infant (CONI) programme supports families before and after the birth of their new baby
CONI (Care of Next Infant) Leaflet.pdf (clinical-pathways.org.uk) - CONI Leaflet
Children and bereavement - NHS (www.nhs.uk) - advice for parents to support their children through loss
