Health Visiting
The Health Visiting Service in Highland provides professional care, support, and advice to promote and achieve health and wellbeing for pre-school children. The Service is available to antenatal women and pre-school children and their families. Health Visitors work in partnership with parents, carers, and other agencies to support them in giving their children the best possible start in life.
Health Visitors are qualified nurses who have undergone additional training and who have expertise and experience in child health and development and family health in general. Our team also includes Community Early Years Support Workers, who are trained to work with young children.
What to expect
You can expect regular contact from your Health Visitor from the time you are pregnant until your child starts school. Your Health Visitor will offer to undertake a development and wellbeing review of your child's health at key times to ensure that your child is attaining the expected developmental milestones for their age.
You can also reach out to your Health Visitor at any time for advice, support, or information. After the birth of your baby, your health visitor will provide you with a Child Health Record Book (known as the Red Book). The Red Book is an important record for you and your Health Visitor to record information in relation to your child's health. You should use this record each time you have contact with your Health Visitor.
Family Nurse Partnership
If you are part of the Family Nurse Partnership programme, your Family Nurse will support you until your child turns two. After that, you will be introduced to your Health Visitor.