Child health

  • Rashes in babies and children

    Many things can cause a rash in babies and children, and they’re often nothing to worry about.

    The NHS provide support for identifying some of the common rashes in babies and children.

    Website
    NHS: Rashes in babies and children

  • NHS vaccinations and when to have them

    It’s important that vaccines are given on time for the best protection. Check the dates your child needs to have their vaccinations by and contact your GP.

    Website
    NHS vaccinations and when to have them

  • Start for Life

    Trusted NHS help and advice during pregnancy, birth and parenthood.

    Website
    Start for Life

  • Children’s Centres: Merton

    Children’s centres offer services for parents and carers from pregnancy through to the end of their child’s reception year at school.

    Website
    www.merton.gov.uk

  • Children’s Activities at YMCA Wimbledon

    Toddlers and young children can jump, slide, wriggle and crawl their way around the brightly coloured, multi-sensory structure using their imaginations and being physically active.

    Phone
    020 8542 9055

    Website
    www.ymca.org.uk

    Email
    LornaAdekaiyaoja@ymcaspg.org

  • Children’s Health Visiting Services: Merton

    Health Visitors offer a range of health promotion, health protection and safeguarding interventions to protect and promote the health of families in the borough.
    Health Visitors have an in depth knowledge of the local community and what local service provision is available.

    Phone
    03300 539 264

    Website
    www.healthmatters.clch.nhs.uk

  • Healthy Start Vouchers

    With Healthy Start, you get free vouchers every week to spend on milk, plain fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables, and infant formula milk. You can also get free vitamins. You could qualify if you’re on benefits, or if you’re pregnant and under 18.

    Website
    www.healthystart.nhs.uk

  • NHS 111

    The NHS 111 service is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by a team of fully trained advisers. They will ask questions to assess your symptoms and, depending on the situation.

    Phone
    111

    Website
    www.111.nhs.uk

  • Talk To Us Off The Record

    When things feel really overwhelming, you might feel very alone. You might feel desperate for help, but find that the idea of having to book appointments, get out of the house or that the idea of going and ‘talking’ to someone is impossible. That’s where our online support services comes in; it gives you the opportunity to get things off your chest in your own time and on your own terms.

    Website
    www.talkofftherecord.org

  • Smoking Cessation – One You Merton Stop Smoking Service

    Patient telephones the service and undertakes a screening questionnaire over the telephone. If referral accepted then patient directed to local service.

    Phone
    020 8973 3545

    Email
    Oneyou.merton@nhs.net

  • Young Merton

    Information and Advice for young people provided by London Borough of Merton.

    Website
    Young Merton

  • Start4Life

    Trusted NHS help and advice during pregnancy, birth and parenthood.

    Website
    www.nhs.uk/start4life