Health visiting service
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust’s Healthy Together health visiting service can be accessed through the Healthy Together Helpline on 0300 300 3001.
Offering advice and support on a range of topics affecting families, the Healthy Together Helpline is the easiest way to speak directly to a health visitor over the phone.
The helpline’s qualified health and administrative professionals offer easy to access, safe and free advice, support and signposting. Callers can expect help with booking and rearranging appointments and support for a variety of health, developmental and mental and emotional wellbeing topic areas affecting babies, children and young people, including:
- feeding and nutrition for babies
- healthy eating
- child development
- emotional health
- behaviour difficulties and parenting concerns
- family health
The Healthy Together Helpline can be reached by calling 0300 300 3001. Calls are answered from 9am – 4.30pm on weekdays, excluding bank holidays. Calls are charged at the same rate as calling a standard landline number.
The helpline complements the existing ChatHealth confidential text messaging service, available to parents and carers of children aged 0-19 in Leicester.
Text 07520 615 381 to discuss any concerns you have with a health professional.
Please note the helpline and ChatHealth services are not an emergency service: always ensure you call 999 or go to A&E if you are in an emergency and there is a threat to life. Call or visit NHS 111 online if you need immediate medical help.