The Longstanton Health Visiting Team and
Local Information
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust: delivering excellence
in children and young people’s health services
Health Visitors:
Julie Sherwen
Julia Fowler
Julia Ashmore
Louise Tierney
Nursery Nurses:
Angela White
Wendy Thomas
Julie Goryn
Administrator:
Louise Bannister
The Longstanton Health Visiting Team is a support service for all children aged
0 - 5 years and their family, registered with Over Surgery, Willingham Surgery,
Longstanton Surgery, Swavesey Surgery, Bar Hill (Maple Surgery), Firs House
Surgery, 42 Telegraph Street Surgery, Waterbeach Surgery, Milton Surgery
and Cottenham High Street Surgery.
There are many ways the Health Visiting Team may be able to support any
member of the family. We are available Monday to Friday from
09:00 - 17:00 (answer machine available).
The aim of the services is to deliver the following through the Healthy Child
Programme (DoH 2009), which includes:
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An antenatal contact
New birth visit (10 - 14 days)
6-8 week assessment
10 - 12 month developmental assessment
2 - 2.5 year developmental assessment
Universal health promotion
This list is not exhaustive and the team can also offer:
• Child development advice/support
• Behaviour management
• Feeding advice/issues
• Speech/hearing concerns
•Vision concerns
•Sleep management
•Immunisation advice
•Transfer in visits
•General support
•Safeguarding eg: recognition of indicators of child abuse and vulnerability
What is a Health Visitor?
A Health Visitor is a registered nurse or midwife who has undergone further
training in public health and the assessment of the health needs of individuals,
families and communities. They work as part of a wider team which can consist
of professionals such as nursery nurses, speech therapists, dieticians and
social care. They can visit you in your home, in a Child Health Clinic or a
Childrens Centre.
Child Health Clinics:
Children's Centre, Bar Hill, CB23 8DY
3rd Tues of the month 13:00 - 14:30pm
Histon Early Years Centre, CB24 9LL
4th Weds of the month 13:00 - 15:00pm
The Pavillion, Cottenham, CB24 8TB
1st Weds of the month 12:45 - 14:15pm
Waterbeach Dolphin Children's Centre, CB25 9JU
2nd Tues of the month 10:00 - 11:30am
All Saints Church, Milton, CB24 6AB
3rd Mon of the month 14:00 - 15:30pm
Swavesey Bethal Baptist Church, CB24 4RP
4th Thurs of the month 10:30 - 12:00pm
World Health Organisation suggested times to weigh your baby:
Birth; 2-4 weeks; 6 weeks; 12 weeks; 16 weeks; 6-8 months; 1 year;
2-3 years; School Age
Children's Centres:
Histon Early Years Centre, New School Road, Histon, CB24 9LL. 01223
712075. This covers families under 5 years in Cottenham, Histon, Girton,
Impington, Oakington and Rampton.
Waterbeach Children's Centre, Waterbeach Primary School, High Street,
Waterbeach, CB25 9JU. 01223 472791. This covers families under 5 years in
Waterbeach, Bar Hill and Swavesey.
The Children's centres offer a wide range of activities and groups, both free
and paid, to all parents/carers of children aged 0-5 years.
They are also used in conjunction with the Health Visiting Team to run
programmes such as an Introduction to Solids workshop.
Feeding Support can be found at:
• Cambourne, Monkfield Medical Practice, Sackville Way, Great
Cambourne, Cambridge CB23 6HL. Fridays 10.00 - 11.30 am
NHS Clinical Staff)
(Run by
• Chesterton Children's Centre, Shirley Community Centre, Nuffield Rd,
Cambridge CB4 1TF. Wednesdays 10:00 - 12:00am (Jointly run by NHS
clinical staff, Volunteers and Lactation Consultants)
• Trumpington Meadows Primary School, Kestrel Rise, Cambridge CB2
9AY. Monday 12:30 - 14:30pm (Excluding bank holidays) (Jointly run by
NHS clinical staff, Volunteers and Lactation Consultants)
• Brookfields Health Centre, Seymour St, Cambridge CB1 3DQ. Fridays
13:30 - 15:00pm (Run by NHS Clinical staff, Volunteers and Lactation
Consultants).
Breastfeeding Support Website
Website: www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly
Useful Websites/Apps/Phone Numbers:
www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/what-we-do/children-young-people/
healthvisiting
www.babyfriendly.org.uk
www.nct.org.uk
www.nhs.uk/Pages/HomePage.aspx
Breast Start - app available for Android and iphone
Camdoc - 01223 464242
NCT - 01223 567900
NCT Helpline - 08442 436071 option 1
For further information about this service contact:
The Longstanton Health Visiting Team
Longstanton Branch Surgery
Magdalene Close
Longstanton
CB24 3EG
Tel: 0300 029 5050
Email: [email protected]
If you require this information in a different format such as in large print or on audio
tape, or in a different language please contact the service on the details above.
If you have any concerns about this service or suggestions for improvements,
contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service on Freephone 0800 013 2511 or
email: [email protected].
For free, confidential health advice and information 24 hours a day, 365 days a
year please contact NHS 111.
©Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Website: www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk
0208 - July 2017 (V1.9)
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Date of Production: May 2015
Date of Review:
May 2018