In case of emergency please call 999.
If you need advice or medical treatment quickly, and you cannot wait for an appointment to see your doctor call 111.
Health Visiting Team contact numbers:
East – 01925 946858
South – 01925 946529
West – 01925 946915
All families are allocated a named Health Visitor, who will remain with you and support you and your family through the early years, from late pregnancy until your child commences primary school.
Once your child starts school, then support is available from the school nurse team until your child finishes their education in year 13, or up to the age of 25, if they have send.
The Health Visiting Team deliver the national Health Child Programme.
As part of the Healthy Child Programme, your family will be offered:
- 1 – Pre Birth visit – offered in the late stages of pregnancy
- 2 – Birth Visit – usually within 10-14 days of your baby’s birth
- 3 – 6-8 week visit
- 4 – 9-12 month development review
- 5 – 2-2.5 year development review
Role of the health visitor
A health visitor is a trained nurse or midwife who has received additional training in public health.
Your named health visitor will contact you to arrange appointments for you and your child.
You will be able to discuss your child’s developmental progress during your appointment.
The health visitor will also offer support, practical advice and guidance to you and your child, these include:
Child health:
- Sleep and behaviour management
- Infant feeding, diet and nutrition
- Growth
- Development
- Immunisations
- Home safety
- Minor illnesses – health visitors are able to prescribe medicine for some conditions.
Family health and wellbeing:
- Emotional health and wellbeing
- Postnatal depression and mental health
We also send all parents a letter, around 3-4 months to offer support around weaning, accidents in the home etc.
Please contact us at any stage if you need advice or support or are worried about your child’s development eg feeding, diet, behaviour, sleep, potty training, meeting milestones to name but a few.
Warrington Children’s Centres
There are six children’s centres in Warrington that offer a variety of play based learning activities for young children (aged 0-5, and up to 10) and their families.
Free antenatal infant feeding workshop
Do you want to feel educated, informed, and confident when feeding your baby?
Enrol and join us on our free workshop provided by the Warrington 0-19 Infant Feeding Team.
Over three hours of content to make sure you feel ready, confident, and supported when it comes to feeding your baby.
To book your free place on a workshop email your name, address, contact number and due date to bchft.InfantFeedingWorkshop@nhs.net.
ChatHealth
For confidential and anonymous advice for your 0 – 5 year old, please call 07507 327981.
For confidential and anonymous advice if you are the parent or carer of a child aged 5 – 19 years old, please call 07480 635994.
For confidential and anonymous advice for Young People aged 11 – 19 years old, please call 07507 330101.
Our team of health professionals will be awaiting your call to offer advice and support on any issues you may have.
VIDEO: Health visiting in your community
This inspiring film showcases the breadth of health visitors’ work and their critical role in supporting the health and wellbeing of thousands and thousands of families every week.
Health Start Scheme in Warrington
Find out about the NHS Healthy Start scheme in this video from Warrington Borough Council.
ICON
Infant crying and how to cope leaflet.
VIDEO: Bonding Before Birth
Find out why it is so important.
Resources on communicating with your baby
Visit the Words for Life websites for information on how to communicate with your baby.
BBC Tiny Happy People
Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child’s communication skills. Explore our simple activities and play ideas and find out about their amazing early development.
Learning to talk | 0 to 6 months | Start for life (www.nhs.uk)
Chat, play, read! Babies and young children love it when you chat, play and read with them, even if you think they’re too young to understand. You can turn almost anything into a game. And every little thing you do together will help set them up nicely for the day they start school.
Oral Health Care in Pregnancy leaflet
Many women find their gums become red and inflamed during pregnancy and may bleed when brushing. This is due to the hormonal changes that are taking place in your body.
Best Beginnings – Baby Buddy App
Best Beginnings worked with parents and healthcare professionals to create and develop Baby Buddy, a multi-award-winning parenting and pregnancy app.
The Solihull Approach
Addressing the most common infant and child sleep issues.
Better Health Start for Life website
Packed with NHS-endorsed advice, videos and tips, plus simple, healthy recipes, it puts everything parents need to know in one place.
Start for Life email programme
These emails give NHS advice and support, tailored to the stage of a mother’s pregnancy or baby’s age. The personalised emails have been created to support mums, parents and carers throughout pregnancy and parenthood.
Toothbrushing – HABIT
For tailored Oral Health Advice on the following subjects and help to support specific Oral Health conversations, HABIT have developed several parent-facing resources, including: toothbrushing models, leaflets, a website and six oral health videos.
UNICEF Baby Friendly resources
Up to date information leaflets and videos getting breast feeding off to a good start, responsive and safe bottle feeding, how to express and store breastmilk, feeding your baby at night, baby friendly initiative standards, bonding with your baby.
Healthy Start
Families on certain benefits can get free milk, fruit and vegetables with Healthy Start vouchers – check if you qualify using the online application form.
Vitamins for children
The government recommends all children aged 6 months to 5 years are given vitamin supplements containing vitamins A, C and D every day.
Off to the best start leaflet
Published by Better Health Start for Life and the Baby Friendly Initiative and updated in 2022, this leaflet provides mothers and health professionals with key information about breastfeeding.
Guide to bottle feeding leaflet
Published by Better Health Start for Life and the Baby Friendly Initiative and updated in 2022, this leaflet provides families and health professionals with key information about bottle feeding.
First Steps Nutrition Trust
They are an independent public health nutrition charity that provides information and resources to support eating well from pre-conception to five years.
Infant feeding and allergy prevention for parents
A really useful booklet around introducing allergenic food.
Toothbrushing – HABIT
For tailored Oral Health Advice on the following subjects and help to support specific Oral Health conversations, HABIT have developed several parent-facing resources, including: toothbrushing models, leaflets, a website and six oral health videos.
Safe Sleep – Lullaby Trust
Following safer sleep advice can significantly reduce the chances of sudden infant death syndrome (sometimes called SIDS or cot death) occurring. Follow this advice until your child is 12 months old (adjusted for premature babies).
Safer sleep videos
- Car seat
- Grandparents
- Night out
- Sofa or Armchair
- Holiday and Temporary Accommodation
- Child with complex health needs
Unicef’s caring for your baby at night leaflet
Tips on how to keep your new born safe at night and during sleep.
Pelvic floor exercises
For many people with urinary incontinence, the following self-help tips and lifestyle changes are enough to relieve symptoms.
Lift the Baby
Safe sleep advice for Dads.
Dad Matters Antenatal Group Flyer
Including up to 12 weeks.
Parents In Mind North West
New mum and feeling low, anxious, overwhelmed or alone? Parents in Mind are a group of volunteer mums who offer 1-1, group, face-to-face and online support to talk about everything that ‘being mum’ asks of us.
Mental Health
Welcome to NHS Warrington Talking Therapies, which is part of the national NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression programme.
Perinatal Positivity video
Perinatal Positivity uses the real voices and experiences of women and men who have had mental wellbeing difficulties around the time of pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. We hope it will help you emotionally prepare and find support, if needed, at this time.
Health Start Scheme in Warrington
Find out about the NHS Healthy Start scheme in this video from Warrington Borough Council.
Resources on communicating with your baby
Visit the Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives and Words for Life websites for information on how to communicate with your baby.
BBC Tiny Happy People
Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child’s communication skills. Explore our simple activities and play ideas and find out about their amazing early development.
Learning to talk | 0 to 6 months | Start for life (www.nhs.uk)
Chat, play, read! Babies and young children love it when you chat, play and read with them, even if you think they’re too young to understand. You can turn almost anything into a game. And every little thing you do together will help set them up nicely for the day they start school.
Best Beginnings – Baby Buddy App
Best Beginnings worked with parents and healthcare professionals to create and develop Baby Buddy, a multi-award-winning parenting and pregnancy app.
ICON
Infant crying and how to cope leaflet.
The Solihull Approach
Addressing the most common infant and child sleep issues.
Better Health Start for Life website
Packed with NHS-endorsed advice, videos and tips, plus simple, healthy recipes, it puts everything parents need to know in one place.
Start for Life email programme
These emails give NHS advice and support, tailored to the stage of a mother’s pregnancy or baby’s age. The personalised emails have been created to support mums, parents and carers throughout pregnancy and parenthood.
Resources on communicating with your baby
Visit the Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives and Words for Life websites for information on how to communicate with your baby.
BBC Tiny Happy People
Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child’s communication skills. Explore our simple activities and play ideas and find out about their amazing early development.
Learning to talk | 0 to 6 months | Start for life (www.nhs.uk)
Chat, play, read! Babies and young children love it when you chat, play and read with them, even if you think they’re too young to understand. You can turn almost anything into a game. And every little thing you do together will help set them up nicely for the day they start school.
ICON
Infant crying and how to cope leaflet.
Physical activity for children
Being physically active every day is important for the healthy growth and development of babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.
The Solihull Approach
Addressing the most common infant and child sleep issues.
Better Health Start for Life website
Packed with NHS-endorsed advice, videos and tips, plus simple, healthy recipes, it puts everything parents need to know in one place.
Toothbrushing – HABIT
For tailored Oral Health Advice on the following subjects and help to support specific Oral Health conversations, HABIT have developed several parent-facing resources, including: toothbrushing models, leaflets, a website and six oral health videos.
Pregnant? Immunisation helps to protect you and your baby from infectious diseases
The immunisation booklet “Pregnant?: Immunisation helps to protect you and your baby from infectious diseases” is published by UKHSA
A quick guide to childhood immunisations for the parents of premature babies
The immunisation booklet “A quick guide to childhood immunisations for the parents of premature babies” is published by UKHSA)
A guide to immunisation for babies up to 13 months of age
The immunisation booklet “A guide to immunisations for babies up to 13 months of age” is published by UKHSA
A guide to immunisations at one year of age
The immunisation booklet “A guide to immunisations at one year of age” is published by UKHSA
A guide to immunisation for for pre-school
The immunisation booklet “A guide to immunisation for pre-school. A guide to vaccinations from two years old until starting primary school” is published by UKHSA
The complete routine immunisation schedule from July 2024
The chart “The complete immunisation schedule” gives information about the current immunisation schedule. It is produced by UKHSA.
Complete routine immunisation schedule
Includes a range of translations in 32 community languages which are also available to download as a PDF.
NHS vaccinations and when to have them
View the NHS vaccination schedule.
First Steps Nutrition Trust
They are an independent public health nutrition charity that provides information and resources to support eating well from pre-conception to five years.
Weaning – Start for Life – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
A weaning hub is available on the Start for Life website. Packed with NHS-endorsed advice, videos and tips, plus simple, healthy recipes, it puts everything parents need to know in one place.
Vitamins for children
The government recommends all children aged 6 months to 5 years are given vitamin supplements containing vitamins A, C and D every day.
Physical activity for children
Being physically active every day is important for the healthy growth and development of babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.
How to care for the teeth of children aged 0-3 with Dr Ranj and Supertooth!
Watch the video on YouTube.
Infant feeding and allergy prevention for parents
A really useful booklet around introducing allergenic food.
Toothbrushing – HABIT
For tailored Oral Health Advice on the following subjects and help to support specific Oral Health conversations, HABIT have developed several parent-facing resources, including: toothbrushing models, leaflets, a website and six oral health videos.
Video: The Tooth Brushing Song – The Tooth Brushing Badge – Hey Duggee Series 3
Toothbrushes at the ready Squirrels! It’s time to brush your teeth for two whole minutes!
Learning to talk | 1 to 2 years | Start for Life (www.nhs.uk)
Chat, play, read! Babies and young children love it when you chat, play and read with them, even if you think they’re too young to understand. You can turn almost anything into a game. And every little thing you do together will help set them up nicely for the day they start school.
The Solihull Approach
Addressing the most common infant and child sleep issues.
Toothbrushing – HABIT
For tailored Oral Health Advice on the following subjects and help to support specific Oral Health conversations, HABIT have developed several parent-facing resources, including: toothbrushing models, leaflets, a website and six oral health videos.
Better Health Start for Life website
Packed with NHS-endorsed advice, videos and tips, plus simple, healthy recipes, it puts everything parents need to know in one place.
National Sleep Helpline
Speak to trained sleep advisors. Available Sunday to Thursday between and 7pm – 9pm. This is a confidential service.
First Steps Nutrition Trust
They are an independent public health nutrition charity that provides information and resources to support eating well from pre-conception to five years.
Fussy eaters guide
It’s natural to worry whether your child is getting enough food if they refuse to eat sometimes.
Allergies
Support for people with allergies.
How to care for the teeth of children aged 0-3 with Dr Ranj and Supertooth!
Watch the video on YouTube.
Funded Nursery Places
Funded Early Education places in Warrington.
Toddler Tantrums
Temper tantrums usually start at around 18 months and are very common in toddlers. Hitting and biting are common, too.
Physical activity for children
Being physically active every day is important for the healthy growth and development of babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.
Activities to do with your child
Learning to talk 3-5 years.
Resources on communicating with your child
Visit the Words for Life websites for information on how to communicate with your child.
BBC Tiny Happy People
Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child’s communication skills. Explore our simple activities and play ideas and find out about their amazing early development.
Learning to talk | 2 to 3 years | Start for Life (www.nhs.uk)
Chat, play, read! Young children love it when you chat, play and read with them, even if you think they’re too young to understand. You can turn almost anything into a game. And every little thing you do together will help set them up nicely for the day they start school.
Eric.org.uk
Tackling the challenges of bowel and bladder conditions together, for young lives free of shame and fear.
Paediatric Bladder and Bowel Care Service in Warrington
Bridgewater NHS service.
Video: The Tooth Brushing Song – The Tooth Brushing Badge – Hey Duggee Series 3
Toothbrushes at the ready Squirrels! It’s time to brush your teeth for two whole minutes!
The Solihull Approach
Addressing the most common infant and child sleep issues.
Toothbrushing – HABIT
For tailored Oral Health Advice on the following subjects and help to support specific Oral Health conversations, HABIT have developed several parent-facing resources, including: toothbrushing models, leaflets, a website and six oral health videos.
Resources on communicating with your child
Visit the Words for Life websites for information on how to communicate with your child.
National Sleep Helpline
Speak to trained sleep advisors. Available Sunday to Thursday between and 7pm – 9pm. This is a confidential service.
How to care for the teeth of children aged 3-6 with Dr Ranj and Supertooth!
Watch the video on YouTube.
How to care for the teeth of children aged 7+ with Dr Ranj and Supertooth!
Watch the video on YouTube.
Paediatric Bladder and Bowel Care Service in Warrington
Bridgewater NHS service.
Eric.org.uk
Tackling the challenges of bowel and bladder conditions together, for young lives free of shame and fear.
Local Family Support
The Families Information Service from Warrington Borough Council
The Families Information Service (FIS) offers a free, impartial advice and guidance service, covering all aspects of family life. They provide a wide range of information for all families, children, young people and professionals in Warrington, available to you online, by phone, email or post including:
Useful resources
Baby Check from the Lullaby Trust
Is your baby really ill?
Stop Smoking with Live Wire Warrington
There are many benefits to stopping smoking, including many health benefits and saving money. Whatever your goals, LiveWire can help you every step of the way.
Use of electronic cigarettes before, during and after pregnancy
A guide for maternity and other healthcare professionals
Safety and your child
Most home accidents are preventable through increased awareness, improvements in the home environment and greater product safety.
Contraception Advice
Sexual health appointments, STI tests and support in Warrington.
Safety around dogs
Keeping children safe around dogs.
National Sleep Helpline
Speak to trained sleep advisors. Available Sunday to Thursday between and 7pm – 9pm. This is a confidential service.
Information for patients and carers about adult oral healthcare
Find a Dentist
Search for a local dentist on the NHS website.
Mental health resources
Mental health information resources from the Royal College of Psychiatrists:
- Anxiety and generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
- Depression
- Feeling overwhelmed
- Mental health in pregnancy
- Postnatal depression key facts
- Postpartum psychosis
- Postpartum psychosis for carers
- What are perinatal mental health services
View the translations of the resources above.
Information in other languages
NHS.uk
Health information in other languages.
Bing Translator
Translate text and websites.
Other Information
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