Would you like to lose weight, maintain a healthy weight or support someone else to do so?

Here you will find a range of useful information and resources available in the North East and North Cumbria.

Background

In England nearly 65% of adults are classed as overweight or obese, this is similar in North Cumbria and in the North East it is even higher.

Our Story

Daisy Chain provides a range of support services to autistic children and adults, either with a diagnosis or who are undergoing the diagnostic process, their parents/carers and their siblings.

Daisy Chain began life in 2003 as the dream of its founder, Lesley Hanson, whose son Jacob was diagnosed as autistic at an early age.

MindEd is a free educational resource providing education about children and young people, adults and older people's mental health for all adults.

Newcastle Continence Service provides a home delivery service and a specialist nurse service for people with continence issues. Contact the nursing line for diagnosis  and assessment and then the continence service for help and support and delivery arrangements.

Place2Be is a children’s mental health charity with over 25 years’ experience working with pupils, families and staff in UK schools.

We provide mental health support in schools through one-to-one and group counselling using tried and tested methods backed by research. 

We also offer expert training and professional qualifications.

Our Network covers two key areas of Children’s Hospital care including Paediatric Critical Care and Surgery in Children.

Our Team comprises of 8 members of staff, 2 clinical leads for PCC and 1 for SIC, plus a core team including Network Manager, Lead Nurse, Educator, Data Analyst and Administrator.

Resources tailored to the needs of families and children

On this site, you will find all the information you and your child need to fully understand asthma, know how to recognise important symptoms and know how their treatment should be so you can get the best possible control of their asthma.

There is also advice for how to look after your child’s asthma in school and your rights if your child has asthma.

‘Early Help means providing support as soon as a problem emerges, at any point in a child’s life, from the foundation years through to the teenage years. Early Help can also prevent further problems arising’ 

(HM Government: Working Together to Safeguard Children, July 2018: p12).

Children and Families Newcastle is the name of our collaborative approach across all services working with children, young people and families in Newcastle.