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NHS response to COVID-19 in North Kensington

This section aims to give you advice and guidance about local services available to children,  young people and families. In addition, you will find detailed information on a number of health and care services in Kensington and Chelsea, including what they do, who can access the services and how to access them.

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Information, help and advice

  • Speech and language therapy
    Learning to talk is one of the most important elements of a young child’s growth and development. Early interaction between parent and baby stimulates vital early brain development. It also lays the foundations for a lifelong loving relationship. The earliest bonding and signs of love…
  • Music therapy
    Chelsea and Westminster has one of the longest histories for the provision of paediatric music therapy in the National Health Service (NHS). Music therapists work with children who have a wide variety of communication, social, developmental and emotional needs. Music therapy is a research active…
  • Health visiting
    Health visiting services Health Visitors offer services to families within our children’s centres and local health centres to provide services to families in locations close to their home. After attending antenatal classes and being seen at home by midwives, parents will receive information and support…
  • Midwifery
    Early Years Midwives and maternity assistants offer services to families within our children’s centres and local health centres to provide services to families in locations close to their home. Parents can access antenatal clinics they may be referred by their GP, Hospital or can self…
  • The Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster (KCW) Under 5's Service
    The Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster (KCW) Under 5's Service offers specialist treatment and consultation aimed at improving the wellbeing of children under five years old. Many children will have difficulties including but not limited to sleeping, being over clingy, relationship difficulties, bed wetting or…
  • Occupational therapy
    Paediatric occupational therapists assess and treat children who have difficulties that affect their ability to do every day physical activities. Children and Young People's Occupational Therapy (CYPOT) Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic there is a change to this service. Please visit Coronavirus Page on…
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
    The CAMHS Team is our local NHS support service for children and young people. The service consists of a friendly and dedicated team of professionals from a range of professional backgrounds including doctors, psychologists, nurses and other experts who can assist with understanding and supporting…
  • Nutrition and healthy eating
    Healthy Start Healthy start is a national programme which provide weekly free vouchers for low income families with children under four, to spend on milk, plain fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables, and infant formula milk. You can also get free vitamins. You may be…
  • Dental and oral health
  • Schools and Early Years Organisation
    Schools and early years organisations are supported to improve the health and wellbeing of their children by the Healthy Schools Partnership. MEND in Schools is an intensive programme of activities for primary schools whose pupils have a higher risk of obesity involving all children in…
  • Family Nurse Partnership
    The Family Nurse Partnership is a voluntary programme of home visits for young mothers having their first baby which focus on the future health and wellbeing of children.
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Breakfast, after school and holiday clubs and playschemes autumn 2020

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