Warrington 0-19 Service information

General information

in an emergency, please call 999.
if you need advice or urgent medical help and cannot wait for a GP appointment, call NHS 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 support you and your family from late pregnancy until your child starts primary school.

Once your child starts school, support is available from the School Nursing Team until your child finishes education in Year 13, or up to age 25 if they have SEND.

The Health Visiting Team delivers the Healthy Child Programme.

As part of the Healthy Child Programme, you will be offered:

a pre‑birth visit (in the later stages of pregnancy)
a birth visit (usually within 10–14 days of birth)
a 6–8 week visit
a 9–12 month development review
a 2–2½ year development review

Role of the Health Visitor

A Health Visitor is a qualified nurse or midwife with additional training in public health.

Your named Health Visitor will contact you to arrange appointments for you and your child. During appointments, you can discuss your child’s development, and receive advice and support.

Health Visitors offer guidance on:

Child health

sleep and behaviour
infant feeding, diet and nutrition
growth and development
immunisations
home safety
minor illnesses (Health Visitors can prescribe medicines for some conditions)

Family health and wellbeing

emotional health and wellbeing
postnatal depression and mental health

All parents are also sent a letter when their child is around 3–4 months old, offering additional support around topics such as weaning and home safety.

Please contact the service at any stage if you need advice or support, or if you have concerns about your child’s development, for example feeding, diet, behaviour, sleep, potty training, or meeting milestones.

Warrington Family Hubs

There are seven Family Hubs in Warrington. These offer integrated health and wellbeing services, universal and targeted support, and early learning activities for children, young people and their families.

Free antenatal infant feeding workshop

A free three‑hour workshop delivered by the Warrington 0–19 Infant Feeding Team, designed to help you feel confident and supported when feeding your baby.

Book by emailing bchft.infantfeedingworkshop@nhs.net with your name, address, contact number and due date.

VIDEO: Health visiting in your community

An inspiring look at the vital role health visitors play in supporting families and communities.

Pre‑birth

Support and entitlements

NHS Healthy Start – Warrington
Find out about the NHS Healthy Start scheme in this video from Warrington Borough Council.

Preparing for your baby

ICON – Infant crying
Information and guidance on infant crying and how to cope.

VIDEO: Bonding before birth
Find out why bonding with your baby before birth is so important.

Communicating with your baby

Words for Life
Visit the Words for Life website for tips and information on how to communicate with your baby from birth.

BBC Tiny Happy People
Tiny Happy People helps parents develop their child’s communication skills, with simple activities, play ideas and information about early development.

Learning to talk: 0 to 6 months – Start for Life
Chat, play and read with your baby from birth. Everyday interactions help support communication and early development, even when babies are very young.

Parenting apps and programmes

Baby Buddy
Baby Buddy is a free, multi‑award‑winning pregnancy and parenting app created by Best Beginnings, working closely with parents and healthcare professionals.

Start for Life email programme
Personalised NHS emails offering advice and support, tailored to the stage of pregnancy or your baby’s age, to support parents and carers throughout pregnancy and parenthood.

Health, sleep and wellbeing

The Solihull Approach
Support and guidance to help families understand and manage common infant and child sleep issues.

Oral health

Toothbrushing – HABIT
HABIT offers tailored oral health advice and parent‑facing resources, including toothbrushing models, leaflets, videos and online information to support healthy habits from an early age.

Building relationships

Ready to Relate toolkit
Babies are born sociable and ready to connect. The Ready to Relate toolkit helps parents understand, interact, communicate and build strong relationships with their baby.