Lewisham Health Visitors

There are six key stages in your child’s development when you will be contacted by your health visitor. These appointments will be in a mixture of locations, some contacts at home, clinic, or a virtual appointment.

1. Before your baby is born (when you are around 30 weeks’ pregnant)
2. New birth visit – between days seven and fourteen
3. Six to eight week visit
4. 4-6 month Health Promotion Contact – Weaning
5. Seven to twelve month developmental review
6. Two to two and a half years developmental review

Each health visiting team runs a child health clinic, which you can attend with your under five’s for advice, support and weighing. You do not need to make an appointment to attend the child health clinics. These are held in a variety of venues including health centres and family hubs.

Throughout your journey with your health visiting team you will have contact with:

• Health Visitor
• Health Visitor Assistant Practitioners
• Support Workers

Some of our health visitors have undergone further training to become specialist practice teachers. This means they help to educate student health visitors. You will be informed if a student health visitor is joining the visit.

Safeguarding children is an integral part of a health visitor’s role and we work closely with our colleagues from children’s social care, GP practices and voluntary services in order to support families.

If English is not your first language,  or if your hearing or vision is impaired, your health visitor has access to a pre-arranged interpreting service.