Health visitor and School Nurse Team

Available on 01343 816330 Monday to Friday 8:30am -5:30pm

Health Visitors - A team of 3 Health Visitors and Community Nursery Nurse led by Fiona Huffer

The Health Visiting team aims to promote the health of the whole community but primarily works with preschool children and their families. They undertake childhood developmental assessments in keeping with the routine surveillance programme, offer support regarding parenting, child protection and all aspects of child care. 

Immunisations are carried out by the immunisation team who can be contacted on 07876 258 624

The core Health Visiting programme offered to all children is as follows:

All families are invited to attend an 8 week block of sessions, with in these sessions there will be;

Infant Massage

All new babies will be offered a 4 week course in Baby Massage - more information can be found in the leaflet in your child's Red Book

Paediatric Basic Life Support and Choking

This is a one off session that gives parents and carers information around basic life support and choking.

Peep sessions

After the infant massage and basic life support session, there will be a further 3 sessions, the focus of these are weaning along with ideas for play to support development

Helpful websites

The two websites below are full of informative, up to date information, we would encourage you to use these valuable resources.

http://www.readysteadybaby.org.uk/

http://www.readysteadytoddler.org.uk/

https://www.parentclub.scot/

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/bookbug

Immunisation programme

Immunisation is a way of protecting against serious diseases. Once we have been immunised, our bodies are better able to fight these diseases if we come into contact with them. More information on child hood immunisation can be found here:

What to expect after immunisation: babies and young children: The information leaflet below should help:

http://www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/6122-What%20to%20expect%20after%20immunisation.%20Babies%20and%20children%20up%20to%205%20years-April2019-English.pdf

School Nursing Service

School Nurse Team- School Nurse and Health Support Care Worker

The NHS Grampian School Health Service is staffed by School Nurses who are registered Nurses who have studied to complete an additional specialist qualification in School Nursing.  Our Healthcare Support Workers are not registered nurses and have experience working with children.

The School Nursing team aims to support the health and wellbeing of all children, whilst offering more intensive support to those with the highest needs.

All children will still be offered a core health assessment in Primary 1. Immunisations are offered through the School Immunisation team.

In addition School Nurses will focus on young people who face additional challenges according to 10 areas which the Scottish Government has identified.

The 10 key areas that School Nurses will focus on are:

• Emotional Health and Wellbeing
• Substance Misuse
• Child Protection
• Domestic Abuse
• Looked After Children
• Homelessness
• Youth Justice
• Young Carers
• Sexual Health
• Transitions

How do I contact the School Nurse?

You can ring us on 01343 816330 between 8.30 and 4.30 Mon- Fri - you can also be referred to us through the GP or by a teacher from school.

Useful Links

Nutrition

Within your weaning bag you will receive information to help you introduce solid foods to your baby, these are Fun First Foods and Weaning, What Foods? When? How much?

The following links from the NHS may also be helpful

https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/weaning/

http://www.nhsgrampian.org/files/English/weaning%20insert%20english%20050021.pdf

The Caroline Walker Trust have a handy guide called eating well for 1-4 year olds

https://cwt.org.uk/downloads/

The NHS Grampian speech and language therapists in Moray have set up a Facebook page, Moray slt, on here they have advice for dealing with fussy eaters

Enuresis

The ERIC website has lots of helpful advice and guidance on issues such as; toilet training, day and night time wetting and also constipation