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The Little Orange Book helps parents of under-fives with practical information about common childhood conditions. Distributed to all new mums in Newcastle and Gateshead through health visitors, this little gem helps parents and carers to recognise and respond to a range of common diseases, illnesses and conditions as well as pointing you to the most appropriate service if you need further support.
Your Health Visiting and School Nursing service and Community Family Hubs are available to support you.
Are you a parent/carer who would like advice and support?
Your Health Visitor and School Nurse can offer support about healthy eating, sleep, behaviour, toilet training, healthy bladder & bowel, emotional wellbeing, healthy relationships including sexual health and healthy lifestyles.
Are you a young person who wants to speak to a School Nurse?
Welcome to Healthier Together – a great place to find accurate and trusted NHS healthcare advice in the North East and North Cumbria.
All the information on the Healthier Together site has been checked by clinicians, to ensure we offer the best advice for parents, carers, young people and health professionals.
You can find everything from pregnancy tips and advice on poorly babies to 'should my child go to school today?' or emotional wellbeing for young people, and we're regularly adding new topics.
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.
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.
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.
The Little Journey app has been designed by healthcare professionals, children and their parents for the sole purpose of improving how we provide medical information to families about hospital. It was created with the aim of reducing any anxiety you or your child may have, by familiarising you with what may happen and the team looking after you. Information is delivered to children and their parents based on the findings of research studies performed in the UK and abroad.
Moving On Asthma has been developed by the Respiratory Research Team at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
As a team, we are passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with asthma and this resource is designed to both support clinicians in adolescent health and equip young people with self-management skills as they prepare for the move to adult care.
For brothers and sisters of disabled children and adults
Sibs is a UK charity for siblings who may be finding it hard to cope with a brother or sister who is disabled, has special educational needs or a serious long term condition.
It is the only UK charity representing the needs of over half a million young siblings and over one and a half million adult siblings.
Sibs can give information and advice both over the phone and online. Sibs also runs YoungSibs, an online only support service for siblings in the UK aged 7 to 17.
On healthtalk.org you can find out about what it’s like to live with a health condition, by watching other people share their stories.
Our health affects every aspect of our lives. This website helps to prepare you for what’s ahead, beyond the symptoms and treatments.
At ABA Horizons, we believe that every child should have access to Evidence Based services.
We provide [Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA)] services to help children on the Autism Spectrum (or likely to be) and other additional needs.
This service is not provided by the NHS.
AFK helps disabled children and young people to live independent and fulfilling lives.
We are one of the UK’s leading providers of mental health services who work both privately and with the NHS to help people and families experiencing mental and emotional difficulties to get better.
This website aims to provide support and advice to parents and children who want to know more about bedwetting. Some of the site is written in a style for children, in case parents would like their children to view these sections. We hope to be able to answer some of your (or your child’s) questions and offer some guidance around what you can do to help or stop the problem.
With over 390 easy read health resources that include pictures and simple text, Easy Health's information is accessible to anyone who finds written information hard to understand, including people with learning disabilities.
ERIC, the Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity is the UK’s leading charity supporting all children and teenagers with a bowel or bladder problem.
For over thirty years, we have been providing information and emotional support to families about these common but often misunderstood conditions.
Supporting your Independence
We provide a range of information, advice and support services relating to all aspects of disability. Our quality advice and support is free*, confidential and impartial. We also work to support carers and those working within the health and social care system.
Living Made Easy is brought to you by the DLF, the charity previously known as the Disabled Living Foundation. Since 1969 the DLF has been providing free impartial advice and information on solutions, gadgets, adaptations and aids to make life easier. We are continuing our mission to maximise your lifestyle, adding life to years through practical advice.
info@dlf.org.uk
0300 999 0004
MigLoo is . . . the world’s first fully portable, versatile hoisting system allowing people who need a place to change, the freedom of taking their facilities with them — wherever they go — all in a complete stand-alone unit. This service is not provided by the NHS.
john@migloo.co.uk
Mobile: 07470 751684 , +44 7470 751684 (outside UK)
Welcome to our Newcastle and Gateshead GroupWe’re here to support you and your loved ones to live well with MS. Whether you have MS, or care about someone who does, join our group to connect with other people from the community and share experiences. We don’t want anyone to face MS alone. From information on local services to opportunities to meet others in the area and more, our group is part of a large network of MS Society groups across the UK. We hope to meet you soon!
newcastlegateshead@mssociety.org.uk
07817 307893
Newcastle and Gateshead Step Up Hub service is for men and women over the age of 18 years who need some specialist support to live in the community.
0191 287 5060
We are Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Charity! As the UK’s largest music therapy charity, we use music to enrich the lives of people with life-limiting illness, disabilities or feelings of isolation. This service is not provided by the NHS.
musicservicesadmin@nordoff-robbins.org.uk
020 7267 4496
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