Health Visiting

Family life and bringing up children is rewarding but can also be challenging. It has been widely recognised that your child’s early years are important and will influence their development and future achievements.

Health Visiting is a universal service providing a home visiting and community-based service to support children and families in promoting health and wellbeing.

The aim of the Health Visiting Service is to work with you to identify areas that may impact upon the overall health and wellbeing of your family. Together we will develop a plan to support you and your children so that they have the best possible start in life.

Health visitors can help and support you to make healthy choices for yourself and your family, this includes:

• supporting and guiding mothers and fathers in pregnancy and in their parenting role with a particular focus on young parents
• increasing the levels of commencing and sustaining breast feeding
• child health and development reviews
• improving the emotional health and wellbeing of children and families
• improving the experience of parents with children with additional needs

The Health Visiting Service can signpost for guidance on:

• Safeguarding children
• Smoking, drug, and alcohol misuse
• Access to housing
• Sexual and contraceptive advice

 Contact the Health Visiting Service via:

ChatHealth – confidential help and advice for parents and carers of under 5s. A safe and easy way to contact your Health Visiting team. Send a text on 07480 635 514.

West Somerset and Taunton

• Taunton, Minehead, Williton and Wellington 0300 323 0115

Sedgemoor

• Bridgwater 0300 323 0116
• Highbridge and Axbridge 0300 790 6836

Mendip

• Glastonbury, Street ad Wells 0300 790 6836
• Shepton Mallet, Frome and Coleford 0300 323 0118

South Somerset

• Yeovil 0300 323 0119
• Crewkerne, Chard and Ilminster 0300 790 6839
• South Petherton and Langport 0300 790 6838
• Wincanton 0300 323 0118