Parentline Text: 07520 619919

The Healthy Family Teams’ confidential texting service to provide parents and carers advice around feeding, child development, parenting advice and support, emotional health and wellbeing, behaviour difficulties and family health.

Advice Line Telephone: 0300 123 3387 Option 4

A ‘single point of access’ Advice Line for parents, carers and healthcare professionals who want to speak to the Healthy Family Team for advice or support, covering the 0-19 years age range. It operates Monday to Friday, from 9am to 4.30pm.

Out of hours

If you need urgent advice about your child or young person's health out of office hours please call NHS 111 or your GP practice.

If you have concerns for the wellbeing or safety of a child contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0300 500 8090.

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