The Public Health Nursing Service is made up ofHealth VisitingSchool NursingFamily Nurse Partnership (FNP) for parents 19 years old or underThey work with families of children aged 0-19 years, or 25 years old if they have special educational needs and/or disabilities. Health Visitors Health visitors offer support and advice to families of children up to 5 years old with things like:breastfeedingsupporting new mothers with post-natal depressionparenting programmessleep issuestoilet training and bed wettingspecialist services that can support them and their child’s healthy developmentNew parents are also offered a newborn hearing test. The service is delivered in a variety of ways, through home visits, telephone advice, child health clinics and doctor’s surgeries. School Nurses School Nurses can help with the following things:Promoting healthy lifestylesProvide health assessmentsHealth screening, such hearing tests and as the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) completed in Reception and Year 6Supporting pupils with long term health conditions or disabilities such as asthma, diabetes or epilepsyConfidential Health and Advice for Teens (CHAT) drop-in’s in secondary schoolsPrimary school and community drop-in’sWorking with schools, children and young people to address smoking, alcohol or drugs.Support to parents and carers providing advice on specific issues such as bedwetting, healthy eating or sleep support.Protection of vulnerable children to improve their health outcomesSignposting and access to other servicesFit Families Weight Management ServiceFamily Nurse Partnership (FNP) The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is an intensive home visiting service; if you are 19 or under and expecting your first baby, a Family Nurse can visit you to help you have a healthy pregnancy and enjoy being the best mum you can. Your specially trained Family Nurse will help you understand all about your pregnancy and how to care for you and your baby. Your Family Nurse will visit you regularly during pregnancy and then after the birth until your baby is two years old.Health Visiting https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/health-visiting School Nurses https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/school-nursing Family Nurse Partnership https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/fnp Availability information Open 9am – 4.30pm weekdays (excluding bank holidays) We're sorry but <%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title %> doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue.
