Health Visiting (North Belfast) Belfast Trust

What the service does
Health visitors are registered nurses or midwives who have gained additional qualifications through further specialist training. Their additional training enables them to:
assess the health needs of individuals, families and the wider community
promote good health and prevent illness
Health visitors play a crucial role in making sure children and young people have the best start in life.
The daily work of health visitors typically includes:
providing antenatal and post-natal support
supporting parents to bring up their young children
providing advice on feeding babies and children
assessing the growth and development needs of young children
supporting children with special health, development or educational needs
advising on behavioural management techniques
advising on all aspects of accident prevention, including reducing risks providing information on local services
A list of resources is available at website
link
to provide families with additional information on a wide range of topics.
Opening hours and contact details :
There is a
dedicated health visiting helpline
available from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Telephone: 028 9504 0846
Email: HVadvice@belfasttrust.hscni.net