The Health section aims to give you advice as well as a clear and complete picture of the local services available to children and young people. Here 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…
Occupational therapy Paediatric occupational therapists assess and treat children who have difficulties that affect their ability to do every day physical activities. In a nursery or pre-school, an occupational therapist looks particularly at a child’s general development. This can be monitored through play and self-care activities such…
Child Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is one of the services provided to support families if and when they face difficult times with their children. Growing up is not always easy, and emotional ups and downs will be part of life for many…
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…
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.
