Every family who has a child under 5 years of age has support from the Health Visiting service and each area in Tameside has a Health Visiting team offering home visits and clinic appointments.

 Our Health Visiting team includes;

  • Health Visitors - Qualified Nurses and Midwives who have a specialist qualification in Public Health with the focus on the care and development of preschool children.  Health Visitors wear a navy blue uniform, and will complete the antenatal contact, new birth visit and 6-8 week visit. They also provide any other additional visits to support you and your family when needed.
  • Community Staff Nurses – Qualified Nurses who support the work carried out by the Health Visitors, which includes health promotion for e.g. infant feeding advice, weight monitoring. Our Staff Nurses wear a royal blue uniform.
  • Community Nursery Nurses - are specialised in child development, school readiness and early years. They wear a dark green uniform, and you will see them when you bring your infant to be weighed in clinic, and for your child’s 9-12 month and 2- 2 ½ year developmental reviews.  If your child needs additional support and services to promote their development, then Community Nursery Nurse will help with this.​​​​​​​The Health Visiting service uses the Healthy Child Programme to provide a universal, preventative service, ensuring all families have the resources/support needed to keep children healthy and safe.

The Health Visiting service uses the Healthy Child Programme to provide a universal, preventative service, ensuring all families have the resources/support needed to keep children healthy and safe.

In Tameside, the Health Visiting service offers:

  • an antenatal visit
  • a new birth visit when your baby is about 10-14 days old
  • a support visit at 6-8 weeks after the birth 
  • development review for your child between 9 -12 months
  • developmental review at 2 – 2 ½ years old. 

The team work closely with midwives, GP surgeries, local children’s centres, paediatricians, Family Hubs and voluntary organisations to make sure you, your baby and family stay healthy.
 
 Your Health visiting Team can provide advice on many topics surrounding parenting, including offering support for parents who may be struggling with their emotional health and well-being.​​​​​​​

  • Breastfeeding/infant feeding
  • Parental emotional health and wellbeing
  • Bonding and Attachment
  • Baby’s growth and development
  • Promoting safe sleep
  • Parenting support
  • Informing of local groups for families
  • Immunisations guidance
  • Minor Childhood illnesses
  • Sexual health and relationships
  • Coping as single parent
  • Helping to maintain a healthy lifestyle after pregnancy and birth

Before or just after your baby is born you will be given a personal health record (PCHR). This is called the ‘red book’.

It contains lots of information for parents and it is used to record your baby’s growth and development such as weight, height, and vaccinations. The Health Visiting Team, GP and other Health Professionals will also make a note of visits and what was discussed in the red book. You can also record any illnesses or accidents your baby has or medicines you have given them.

Remember to bring the red book to baby clinic, development reviews and GP appointments.

Health Visiting Ashton 0161 342 7880

Health Visiting St Peter’s Ashton 0161 342 7825

Health Visiting Denton 0161 366 2229

Health Visiting Droylsden 0161 342 7929

Health Visiting Hattersley 0161 366 2200

Health Visiting Hyde 0161 366 2020

Health Visiting Dukinfield 0161 366 2175

Health Visiting Mossley 01457 850512

Health Visiting Stalybridge 0161 366 2150