NHS 0-19 health visiting and school health service

The NHS 0-19 team (also known as the health visiting and school health service) is an integrated service made up of locality teams of health visitors, health workers, community staff, nursery and public health school nurses. They support children and families with health needs and to be healthy.

All children and families in the North East and North Cumbria have the right to free help from health visitors or school nurses. They offer different support for children and families at different ages.

• Health visiting for children and families 0-5 years old. They can support before the birth of you child (from 28 weeks of pregnancy) to 2 and a half years old at home and then support in schools and nursery
• School health 5 to 11 years old. They support families and children from their Reception year onwards
• School health 11 to 19 years old. They support families and young people throughout secondary school up to the age of 19.

They offer confidential weekly drop in sessions with a school nurse in Newcastle