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Autism Support for Families and Carers in England
By Registered Health Visitor – Julia Headland If your child has had a diagnosis of autism or if you suspect your child is on the autistic spectrum, you may be experiencing some trepidation or fear around what the future holds. According to the NHS (2023), having...
National Eye Health Week
By Registered Health Visitor – Julia Headland National Eye Health Week (NEHW) runs from the 18th to 24th September 2023 and aims to promote the importance of good eye health and the need for regular eye tests for all. I have been asked to write a blog about eye...
Children and Wounds
By Registered Health Visitor – Julia Headland When discussing wounds in children, we talk often about scrapes and cuts but really anything that breaks the skin is described as a wound so this can be from an insect bite to a wound from a surgical procedure. Skin...
Speech and Language
By Registered Health Visitor – Julia Headland Around 10% of children will have speech, language and communication needs and this number is set to rise following Covid where it has been found that, due to lockdown and mask wearing, babies social communication...
Healthy Eating Week
By Sarah Hanratty – Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Nutrition for growth and development. Young children need adequate nutrition to fuel rapid periods of growth and development. This requires a balanced intake of protein, fat and carbohydrates...