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Young children will catch minor illnesses as their immune system is still developing. Bouts of illness are to be expected and they can help build up your little one's immune system. Aside from common bugs, there are lots of factors that affect your child's health.

Child Health

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Keeping your child healthy

 

  1. Your child’s health includes physical growth, their cognitive (learning and thinking) development, social and emotional growth, and mental health.
  2. Exposure to violence, stress, poor nutrition and substance abuse can undermine a child’s health.
  3. When a child has good health, they are likely to have better outcomes in school and beyond.

 

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Looking for more?

To find information on the most common symptoms in children requiring urgent care and decide where best to get the right care for your child, have a look at the links below

NHS – Is my child too ill for school?

Alder Hey NHS children’s symptom checker

Medicines For Children – practical and reliable advice about giving medicine to your child

Patient.info – kids health

North West Ambulance Service – watch the North West Ambulance service video and learn how to restart a baby or child’s heart

NHS – healthy weight – Get information and advice about children’s weight, including what you can do if your child is overweight or underweight.

If you are concerned about your child’s health you can contact 0-19 Children and Young Peoples services

Podcast by The Parenthood

Visit Healthwatch Wirral to share your experiences and views on local health services

Healthy Clinic Drop-In – St Catherine’s Health Centre

Free baby weigh drop-in clinics across Wirral.

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Child Health Clinic Drop-In – Seacombe Family Hub

Free baby weigh drop-in clinics across Wirral.

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Healthy Child Clinic Drop-In – Ganneys Meadow Family Hub

Free baby weigh drop-in clinics across Wirral.

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Healthy Child Clinic Drop-In at Bromborough Family Hub

Free baby weigh drop-in clinics across Wirral.

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Healthy Child Clinic Drop-In – Brassey Gardens Family Hub

Free baby weigh drop-in clinics across Wirral.

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ChatHealth – NHS

ChatHealth is a text messaging service for young people across Cheshire East and Wirral aged 11 to 19.   It’s…

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School Nurse Drop-In – Primary and Secondary – St Catherine’s Health Centre

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Health Visiting – Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust

  The Health Visiting Service in Wirral delivers the Healthy Child Programme to all parents and families of pre-school children….

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My Health Wirral

We are Wirral School Nurses. Like or follow our Facebook page to keep up to date with our services and…

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Speech and Language Therapy Service (Children) – Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust

Our Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service is a specialist service supporting children and young people aged 0 to 19…

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Let’s Talk – Wirral Community Health and Care (WCHC)

Let’s Talk service works closely with young people to develop their knowledge, skills, and confidence to make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing.

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Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) – Wirral University Teaching Hospital

We invite anyone who is living with or who has ever had diabetes aged 12+ to a free NHS diabetic eye screening every 1 or 2 years (or more often if the eye disease is detected).

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Bladder and Bowel Service (Children) – Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust

Treatment, products and support for children with urinary or bowel problems.   Who is this aimed at? Our Bladder and…

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Time to reflect

When thinking about your childs health…

What are you already doing that you want to carry on doing? 

What have you learned that you could try today? 

What do you want to do next?

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