Health visitors

Health visitors are qualified nurses with specialist training in community and children’s health.

They work with individuals, families and groups and visit all parents with children under four to promote wellbeing and prevent and detect ill health.

They also hold records for children up to the age of 18 if there are ongoing concerns or problems.

A health visitor is available in the health centre on Wednesdays from 2pm to 3.30pm.

It is a drop-in service and no appointment is required. For more information, call us on 028 9063 6800.

Health visitors can also help with:

diabetes
antenatal health
post-natal health (including post-natal depression)
family planning
sexual health
parenting
feeding and nutrition
immunisations
hearing, vision and speech
behavioural and sleeping problems
play
accident prevention and child safety
child protection
prescriptions for some medicines
infant massage

Making an appointment

Health visitors are attached to doctor's surgeries.

If your child is aged four or under, you can get a health visitor by contacting your doctor or gaining a referral from another healthcare professional.