NHS NELFT Antenatal Service
NHS NELFT Antenatal Service website
Your team will be contacted any time after the 28th week of pregnancy to introduce you to Antenatal services. This will also give you an opportunity to ask any questions you may have in relation to your pregnancy and the birth of your baby.
- Useful resources for parents: information, booklets and Kid’s health information hub
- B&D Child and Family Centre: 77 Axe Street, Barking, IG11 7LZ
- Tel: 0300 300 1813
You can also visit our Start for Life pages to find out more about feeding babies and toddlers and a range of other information and support for families from conception to child’s 2nd birthday:
- Antenatal session: every Friday, 10am-11am, Barking Learning Centre IG11 7NB
NHS NELFT 0-5 years Service
Health Visitors are qualified nurses from a variety of nursing backgrounds. Their Universal Plus Service supports children and families that may need additional support with health or social needs. With this service health visitors work with other professionals such as the speech and language therapist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, the child development team, early years educational team etc.
NHS NELFT School Nursing Teams
NHS NELFT School Nursing Teams
The School Nursing Teams work with children and families from aged 5 up to 19 years. The teams work from health centre’s and work in partnership with their allocated schools. The teams provide support to schools, families and children, including those with disabilities and complex emotion needs.
Contact your school nurse via the Duty Desk: 0300 300 1813 / DutydeskchildrenBD@nelft.nhs.uk
NHS NELFT Barking and Dagenham CAMHS
NHS NELFT Barking and Dagenham CAMHS
The emotional wellbeing and mental health services (also known as CAMHS) delivers a range of services to support emotional wellbeing, behavioural and mental health difficulties for children and young people in Barking and Dagenham.
NHS NELFT BHR (Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge) Children’s Autism Service
NHS NELFT BHR (Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge) Children’s Autism Service
The team is an integrated, multi-disciplinary team support children, young people and their families where they are suspected autistic traits to ensure timely, effective and efficient diagnostic assessment, pre and post diagnostic support, necessary interventions and needs-led offers.
What is Autism?
Autism is a natural variation in how a person experiences and interacts with the world. With understanding, acceptance, and the right support, autistic children can thrive and embrace their unique way of being in the world.
A short video to find out more about autism: Amazing Things Happen!