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Health 

Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic information

Health Services

0-19 Service - Health Visitors and School Nurses
  • School Nursing Service
  • Health Visitors
  • 0-19 Service information 

See ChatHealth below

ChatHealth

Halton 0 – 5 Parents Service: 07507 327025

Halton 5 – 19 Parents Service: 07480 635988

Halton 11 – 19 Young People’s Service: 07507 330521

ChatHealth is an anonymous messaging service that provides a safe and easy way for service users to send a message to a healthcare professional and receive confidential help and advice.
The aim of implementing ChatHealth into Bridgewater is to further improve service user access to health and well-being support particularly in light of COVID19 pandemic.

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 0-19 Service (Health Visiting and School Nursing) aim to provide the best start for our children, young people and families. Their role is key to improving the health and wellbeing outcomes of our children and young people and to reduce inequalities. All staff provide evidenced based advice and support to local parents, carers, children and young people from pregnancy up to the age of 19 or up to the age of 24 for children and young people with a disability or complex need. Care is provided at a range of universal contacts alongside additional more targeted contacts, which are undertaken according to need. Our 0-19 Services utilise a whole system approach by working together with other professionals and services to deliver high quality care

Children’s Neuro-developmental Nursing Team

Children’s Neuro-developmental Nursing Team work with children aged 0-19, with a diagnosis, such as Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Global Developmental Delay (GDD) Cerebral Palsy and children and young people, with learning disabilities and additional health needs

The team can also help to assess sleep difficulties

 

Children’s Occupational & Physiotherapy Services
  • Children’s Physiotherapy Service assess children with a range of injuries and conditions and will develop fun interventions to help improve their condition
  • Children’s Occupational Therapy Service assess and provide advice and support for children to develop skills in the areas of self-care, education and play
Community Paediatric Service

Community Paediatric Service provide support for children with behaviour and/or sleep issues relating to a diagnosed neuro-developmental condition

Woodview Children's Specialist Services

Woodview provide a single point of referral for community based specialist therapy, nursing and paediatric services

  • ASC-ASD-Social Communication Difficulties Pathway
  • Assessment Process ASC-ASD-Social Communication Difficulties for the multi-disciplinary team assessment
  • Woodview Newsletter June 2020
Continuing Care for Children and Young People
Children and young people’s continuing care is a term that describes a tailor made package of support needed over an extended period of time for children and young people with complex health needs which arise because of a disability, accident or illness. This is for children and young people, aged 0-18 years, that despite accessing all available support from health services as part of the Local Offer for Halton a tailor made package of support is still required to meet their health care needs.
  • NHS Children’s Continuing Care Standard Operating Procedure

 

Halton's Speech and Language Service

ChatterBug Speech and Language Therapy is a social enterprise founded in 2008. We have been commissioned by Halton Borough Local Authority and Clinical Commissioning Group to provide Speech and Language Therapy Services to Halton, Widnes and Runcorn areas. We offer service across a broad range of speech, language and communication needs as well as dysphagia (difficulties with eating, drinking, and swallowing)

TALK Halton Communication Pathways​ and below are links to their Communication Hub

    • Information & Resources
    • Concerns
    • Support Services
    • Courses and Training
      • TALK Halton Online Training Guide
Halton Health Improvement Team

The team website has lots of information and resources which can be found here Halton Health Improvement Team

You’ll see information split into different sections for START WELL, LIVE WELL and AGE WELL

On the Looking after yourself area you’ll find information to help with weight management (Fresh Start), NHS health checks, sexual health etc

12-week Fit 4 Life family lifestyle programme interactive app

  • This app is aimed at families with children aged 4-13 years, who are concerned about weight gain and/or would like to make healthy changes.
  • Families will receive content at regular intervals; including topics such as portion sizes, food labelling, fussy eating, mood and food, sleep, screens, sugar, mindfulness, getting active, weekly recipes, and much more.
  • The app is for parents/carers (rather than the child themselves), but the content can be viewed by the whole family.
  • The parent/carer will be assigned a lifestyle coach to support them through the programme, who will be available to chat via instant messaging within the app.

For more details see Halton’s page covering Fit 4 Life

Sexual health services
  • Brook sexual health and wellbeing information for under 25s
  • Teens Sexual Health
  • axess Sexual Health Service see their leaflets below:
    • axess sexual health young person’s Halton clinic
    • axess sexual health – get tested sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
    • axess sexual health – condoms and STI testing
    • Relationship & Sex Education briefing poster
Kooth emotional support and online counselling for young people

Free emotional support, online counselling and lots more – Kooth Information Pack

Learning Disability Services
  • Community Matrons
  • Halton Borough Council’s Adult Learning Disability Nursing Team
  • Learning Disability Community Team
  • Dental Community Service
Foot Care-Podiatry

Foot Care for people with a clinical or medical need

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside
  • NHS Cheshire and Merseyside
  • Your Place – One Halton
Halton Healthwatch
  • Healthwatch Halton
Equipment in the Home, for Education and in the Community

Equipment in the Home, for Education and in the Community

Wheelchair Services
  • Wheelchair Service
  • Wheelchair Service Referral Form
  • Details of Wheelchair Personal Budgets can be found on this page in the ‘Personal Budgets’ box
Personal Budgets

Wheelchair Personal Budget

  • Personal Wheelchair Budget Leaflet
  • Personal Wheelchair Budget Information Leaflet

Education Personal Budget

  • Personal Budgets Policy
  • Personal Budgets Summary for Parents and Young People
  • Personal Budgets Easy Read Guide

Making it Personal Video Clip

Short Breaks Guide

  • Short Breaks and Personal Budgets Guidance
    • More information is available on Halton Short Breaks

Personal Health Budget video 

 

Continence (Toileting)

Toileting, potty training and childhood incontinence

  • Halton and St Helens Paediatric Continence Service 0-19 Service
  • Eric.org.uk Tackling the challenges of bowel and bladder conditions together, for young lives free of shame and fear.

Adults bladder or bowel issues

  • Continence Service
Dental Community Service

Dental Community Service

Health and Wellbeing

Annual Health Checks
  • Annual Health Checks Explained
  • Annual Health Checks

Communication
  • British Dyslexia Association
  • Chatterbug

Other information and resources you may find helpful, can be found on the Communication and Interaction page (Education section)

Continence (Toileting)

Toileting, potty training and childhood incontinence

  • Halton and St Helens Paediatric Continence Service 0-19 Service
  • Eric.org.uk Tackling the challenges of bowel and bladder conditions together, for young lives free of shame and fear.

Adults bladder or bowel issues

  • Continence Service
Living with COVID-19

See our dedicated page for the latest information about the living with the COVID-19 pandemic

Flu

Flu Video clip

Hearing
  • Audiology for children and young people aged 0-18
  • Halton Borough Council’s Hearing Impairment Service 0-25 for children, young people’s education
  • Halton Sensory Service
  • Hearing Tests for Children explained
  • Hearing Screening Unit for newborn babies
  • National Deaf Children’s Society
  • The Buzz  website for deaf young people

Deafness Resource Centre (DRC)

  • Deafness Resource Centre (DRC)
  • DRC Services poster
  • Halton Support Group for Tinnitus and Hard of Hearing
  • Advocacy Support
  • Environmental Aids (Equipment)
  • DRC Training available
  • I CAN Project (DRC) for children, young people and families and activity information

Deafness Support Network

  • Deafness Support Network (DSN)
  • DSN Training available
Neurodevelopmental conditions/specific learning difficulties - ADDvanced Solutions

Commissioned by Halton NHS Clinical Commissioning Group to support the neurodevelopmental pathway. ADDvanced Solutions Community Network provides parents and carers with learning workshops, learning programmes, information, advice and guidance and open access community network groups. Equipping parents and carers with the skills, knowledge and confidence to better identify and manage the characteristics associated with neurodevelopmental conditions including Autism, ADHD, sensory processing difficulties, specific learning difficulties and associated mental health needs. Our learning opportunities are delivered by our team of professionals from health, social care and education, all who have a genuine insight of these conditions because of their own lived experience. We are open access, pre, during and post diagnosis, no referral necessary, just make contact and we will support you to find the answers.

Email: info@addvancedsolutions.co.uk  or Tel: 0151 486 1788

  • What we offer families in Halton
  • Training for professionals
  • Halton Newsletters
  • Useful videos
  • Useful resources
  • What’s on
Palliative Care/End of Life
  • Difficult Conversations (End of Life discussions) with Young People
  • Community Specialist Palliative Care (Halton)
  • Palliative Care introduction

 

Sleep Support
  • Halton’s Neuro-developmental Team can help to assess sleep difficulties
  • Helping your child sleep
  • Safer sleep advice – Lullaby Trust
  • Unicef’s caring for your baby at night leaflet Tips on how to keep your new born safe at night and during sleep
  • National Sleep Helpline Speak to trained sleep advisors. Available Sunday to Thursday between and 7pm – 9pm. This is a confidential service.
  • Your child’s sleep at 3 to 5 years leaflet

 

NHS Guides-Information
  • NHS Guide for A – Z Medical Conditions
  • NHS Choices – Caring for a disabled child tips for parents/carers
  • NHS information, services etc
  • NHS Childhood Illness Visual Guide
  • NHS Minor Ailments Scheme
  • GP or Hospital Appointments – Questions to ask

 

Child Bereavement UK

Child Bereavement UK support for bereaved children, young people (aged 0-25) and their families

 

Drugs and alcohol substance misuse support/referral

All referrals and requests for information or support for a young person needing support for substance misuse please contact iCART available 9am to 5pm from Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4pm on Friday, call 0151 907 8305

If you have an urgent (safeguarding) concern outside these hours, please call the Emergency Duty Team (EDT) on 0345 0500148​

iCART will screen the request, then based on the circumstances/information will then refer on to the appropriate service

A family member can get in touch with Halton Borough Council Contact Centre Tel:  0303 333 4300 or email hdl@halton.gov.uk who will pass the referral on, please note that all referrals must have consent from the parent/carer with Parental Responsibility (PR)

Online video support sessions for families affected by substance use

Peter Cartwright, in collaboration with Adfam, has produced a series of online support video sessions for families affected by a loved one’s substance use Online video support sessions

Healthy Living

 

  • Halton Health Improvement Team Start Well, Live Well and Age Well
  • Healthy Eating (NHS Choices) 
  • Preparing for going in hospital and Videos to help answer their questions
  • Hospital, Chemist, Dentist or Optician near you – NHS search
  • Housing and Adaptations
  • Stop Smoking Service Halton
  • Support and resources to improve your health
Learning Disability
  • Community Matrons
  • Halton Borough Council’s Adult Learning Disability Nursing Team
  • Learning Disability Community Team
Mental Health & Wellbeing

Halton’s Health Improvement Team have a useful Mental Health Information Point for you to access lots of different support

Parenting Support
  • RelationKit – no relationship is perfect – resources for families/parents, and see RelationKit information poster
  • Antenatal Support, Breastfeeding Support, Infant Feeding Support and Introducing Solid Foods
  • (CATCH) Common Approach To Children’s Health NHS health app
  • Family Nurse Partnership to support first time mothers under age 20 years
  • Health Visiting Service
  • School Nurses children and young people 5-19 years 0-19 Service
  • Triple P – learn new parenting skills and Triple P programme
  • TeensHealths
Respite Health Care
  • Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice – Liverpool specialist palliative/respite/end end of life care children 0-5 years
  • Claire House Children’s Hospice for children and young people 0-18 years

Vision
  • Children’s Eyes Advice
  • See Ability – Easy Read eye care factsheets and forms
  • Guide Dog Services Tel: 0800 781 1444
  • Halton Borough Council’s Vision Impairment Service 0-25 for children, young people’s education
  • Halton Sensory Services
  • Opticians providing sight tests people with a learning disability
  • Vision Support Resource Centre
  • Visual Processing Difficulties Clinic – Orthoptists Contact Kathryn Whitfield Tel: 01925 662772
  • Optician, Chemist, Dentist or Hospital near you – NHS search

A-Z of Health Conditions

Asthma
  • Asthma UK
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD/ASC)
  • Cheshire Autism Practical Support (chAPS) Tel: 0844 850 8607 or email support@cheshireautism.org.uk
  • Attention Card
  • ASC-ASD-Social Communication Difficulties Pathway
  • Assessment Process ASC-ASD-Social Communication Difficulties for the multi-disciplinary team assessment
Downs Syndrome
  • Downs Syndrome Association

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Epilepsy

Epilepsy

PANS (Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) and PANDAS (Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections)

For more information on both of these conditions

  • what is PANS PANDAS 
  • Frequently Asked Questions
Vision Impairment
  • Children’s Eyes Advice
  • See Ability – Easy Read eye care factsheets and forms
  • Guide Dog Services Tel: 0800 781 1444
  • Halton Borough Council Visual Impairment Service 0-25 for children, young people’s education
  • Halton Sensory Services
  • Opticians providing sight tests people with a learning disability
  • Vision Support Resource Centre
  • Visual Processing Difficulties Clinic – Orthoptists Contact Kathryn Whitfield Tel: 01925 662772
  • Optician, Chemist, Dentist or Hospital near you – NHS search

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 
Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebra provide health and social care information for the parents and carers of children aged 0-16 years with neurological conditions
  • Cerebral Palsy – Stick ‘n’ Step Tel: 01928 573777/0151 638 0888

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Developmental Co-ordination Disorder
  • Developmental Co-ordination Disorder

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Dysphagia - difficulties with eating, drinking, and swallowing

ChatterBug Speech and Language Therapy is a social enterprise founded in 2008. We have been commissioned by Halton Borough Local Authority and Clinical Commissioning Group to provide Speech and Language Therapy Services to Halton, Widnes and Runcorn areas

We offer service across a broad range of speech, language and communication needs as well as dysphagia (difficulties with eating, drinking, and swallowing)

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Eating Disorders
  • Community Eating Disorder Service (Halton)
  • Beat Eating Disorders
Hearing Impairment
  • Audiology for children and young people aged 0-18
  • Halton Borough Council Hearing Impairment Service 0-25 for children, young people’s education
  • Halton Sensory Service
  • Hearing Tests for Children explained
  • Hearing Screening Unit for newborn babies
  • Deafness Resource Centre
  • Deafness Support Network
Mental Health & Wellbeing

Halton’s Health Improvement Team have a useful Mental Health Information Point for you to access lots of different support

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