The Homerton Health Visiting team work with parents who have new babies, offering support and informed advice from the ante-natal period until the child starts school at 5 years. They are usually based in children’s centres, GP surgeries, community or health centres. Health visitors visit parents through a minimum of 6 universal contacts from late pregnancy through to a pre-school assessment at 3 and a half years. These visits are usually in the home, but the health visitor may invite you to your local clinic.
Families from all walks of life may need support for specific issues that affect their children’s health and development, so the actual service provided to each particular family will vary according to a personalised assessment of their own needs and evidence of what will work for them.
We will be able to see you, your new baby or child and discuss with you any of your concerns. At the same time if you need to speak to a member of the health visiting team please contact us.
Parents: You can contact the Health Visiting Team on: 0207 683 4151
Professionals: You can contact us on :huh-tr.hvrapidresponse@nhs.net
The Health Visiting team is not an emergency service, if you are concerned about a child please get in contact with Hackney Children’s Social Services.
Contact Number – 0208 356 5500 (9am – 5pm)
Email – MASH@hackney.gov.uk
More details can be found on the website – Family Information Service
Emergency Hours:
Out of hours contact the Emergency Duty Team 5 pm – 9 am and weekends
Phone: 0208 356 2710
Email: emergency.duty@hackney.gov.uk
The City of London
Contact the Children and Families team
Contact Number Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm – 020 7332 3621
Email the Children and Families Team
Outside Office Hours – Emergency Only -020 7332 3621
The team is administered by the Department for Community and Children’s Services (DCCS)
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