Keep up to date with our latest news below.

• Easter Raffle

  Wed 27 Feb 2019
  

• 8th February Bingo Night 2019

  Fri 15 Feb 2019
  

• New 'Health for Kids' website

  Fri 15 Feb 2019

  Health for Kids website has now gone live for Nottinghamshire.

   

  The interactive website is funded and commissioned by Public Health Nottinghamshire and managed by the Youth Service. The website is aimed at young people aged 5-11 and their parents/carers. It provides information in a fun and interactive way, in order to support children and young people’s emotional and physical health and well-being.

   

  Health for Kids is an exciting development offering clinically assured interactive content, which provides health information that is safe and from a trusted source. Children and their parents/carers as well as professionals, can browse the four health worlds which is populated with different information. You can access the website by following the link www.healthforkids.co.uk More local services can be found in the ‘Parents/Carers’ Tab.

   

   

   

   

   

• New health texting service for parents and carers

  Fri 01 Feb 2019

   

  New health texting service for parents and carers

  Nottinghamshire Healthcare’s Healthy Family Teams are launching a new text messaging service for parents and carers to access confidential health advice, with effect from Tuesday 29 January.

   

  The Parentline text messaging service is an easy way for parents and carers to confidentially ask for help about a range of issues, such as feeding and nutrition, emotional health and wellbeing, child development, behaviour difficulties and family health. They can also find out how to access other local services for example, School Health Team, breastfeeding support or health visitor led sessions.

   

  Parents and carers of children aged 0 -19 in Nottinghamshire can contact the text messaging service for advice on Parentline 07520 619919.

   

  The service does not replace face-to-face contact with Healthy Family Teams but aims to offer an alternative, accessible method of contact and a flexible way to provide support.

   

  Parentline is available from Monday to Friday 9.00am - 4.30pm excluding bank holidays. Messages sent to the dedicated number are delivered to a secure website, and responded to by the Healthy Family Team. Texts are usually replied to within one working day. Automatic replies will be sent to any messages received out of hours explaining where to get help if their question is urgent, and when they can expect a response.

   

  Rhian Cope, Professional Service Lead for the Trust said, “We are really pleased to be able to offer Parentline to parents and carers in the County. It will make accessing health services easier and more accessible for them, increasing our reach to all families, creating another platform for parents and carers to connect.”

   

  The Trust’s Healthy Family Teams comprise of multiple professionals trained in providing services to children aged 0-19 years and their families/carers across Nottinghamshire. Their work includes giving advice on emotional health and wellbeing, infant feeding and healthy food choices, development, behaviour, self-esteem, relationships and many more topics. They can provide one-to-one confidential appointments and hold drop in sessions in schools across the county.’

   

  For further information please contact Rhian Cope, Professional Service Lead on rhian.cope@nottshc.nhs.uk

   

• New Children's Centre Services

  Fri 01 Feb 2019

  The new Children's Centre Services website is now active where expectant parents and parents and carers with children under 5 years can find out more about the locations and services available in their local Children's Centre area.

  https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ccs

• Consultation on NCC's proposed changes to supporting schools to make additional provision for children with complex SEND (High Needs)

  Fri 01 Feb 2019

  Dear Parents/Carers

  The Consultation on NCC’s proposed updates to arrangements for supporting schools and other educational settings to make additional provision for children and young people with complex SEND (High Needs) is available on the NCC Consultation website, where they will also find a link to the powerpoint with more details and a related letter from the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds. The link to the NCC Consultation website is:

   

  https://consult.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/children-and-families-services/high-needs-review-consultation

   

  We are encouraging parents to access and respond to the consultation which will be open from 18 January to 15 February 2019.