The Health Visitor Team attached to the surgery consists of:

Neil Pilkington BSc(Hons) Public Health, Specialist Practitioner in Public Health, Registered Health Visitor, Diploma in Nursing, Registered Nurse, (Adult) Nurse Prescriber - Health Visitor.

Liz Day BA(Hons) Primary and Community Care, Specialist Practitioner in Public Health, Registered Health Visitor, Diploma in Nursing, Registered Nurse (Adult) Nurse Prescriber - Health Visitor

Kay Henry RGN,ENB 998(Teaching and Assessing), ENB 241 (Elderly Care), ENB 219 (Registered nurse specialist Orthopaedics)

Lisa Smith CeMAP(Finance) - Support Worker

All Health Visitors have to be trained nurses before they can specialise as a Health Visitor. The main focus of the team is families with children under 5 years of age, but we are also available to provide a wide variety of advice and support to all patients registered at Hawthorn Medical Practice.

Such is the nature of our work that it is difficult to list all that we deal with. Listed below are a range of issues that we will be able to help you with:

• ADVICE
• ADVOCACY
• BABY CLINICS: Based at Hawthorn Medical Practice every Thursday morning 10am - 11.30am and at Cecil Avenue Clinic every Friday at 10am - 12noon.
• BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT
• BREAST FEEDING SUPPORT: Based at the Sure Start Centre every Monday 1.30pm - 3pm.
• CHILD HEALTH DEVELOPMENT
• CHILD PROTECTION
• FEEDING/EATING PROBLEMS IN THE UNDER 5s
• LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT ADVICE
• POST NATAL DEPRESSION SUPPORT
• SIGN POSTING TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES
• SLEEP PROBLEMS IN THE UNDER 5s
• SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO THE HOMELESS
• SUPPORT FOR THE ELDERLY WHO DO NOT NEED NURSING INPUT

We are available for support and advice Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm by contacting us on 01754 896367.