Growing Healthy 0-19 Sunderland

Single Point of contact telephone number: 03000 031552.

Growing Healthy Sunderland provides an integrated Public Health service for expectant mothers, children and young people and their families in the city.

This includes:

• Provision of antenatal reviews from 28 weeks of pregnancy.
• Provision of all mandatory universal reviews.
• Provision of a 3-4 month review.
• Provision of school readiness review.
• Targeted support for teenage parents via the implementation of the Family Nurse Partnership.
• Provision of the National Child Measurement Programme at start and completion of primary school.
• Audiology Screening at commencement of primary education.
• Provision of Public Health advice, information and support.
• Provision of enhanced support to children and young people with higher levels of need.
• Ensuring children and vulnerable adults are kept safe.
• Provision of support to schools in developing a full understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of their pupils.
• Provision of Oral Health Promotion.

The team delivers high quality, evidence-based interventions which support families and identify and respond appropriately to need across the city of Sunderland.

It offers:

• An integrated service offering assessment, advice and support to expectant parents, children, young people and families
• A high quality approach to ensuring the effective delivery of the Healthy Child Programme including all mandatory functions (five universal health visiting checks and the National Child Measurement Programme).
• Effective management of the safeguarding of children and vulnerable parents or family members.
• Provision of an appropriately trained and supervised Public Health workforce.
• Demonstrable commitment to improving outcomes for children, young people and families in Sunderland.
• An enhanced offer of support for teenage parents, vulnerable young people and adults which utilises evidence based models of practice.
• A Sunderland-based, accessible service working into people’s homes, schools, colleges, Family Centres and other community venues.
• High levels of communication and engagement with children, young people and their families including use of innovative methods of communicating, for example social media, apps, texting and websites.
• A distinctly branded and visible service which is understood by service users and stakeholders.
• Productive relationships with other professionals supporting children, young people and their families.

Growing Healthy Sunderland is funded by Sunderland City Council and delivered by Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.