Healthier Together: Keep Kids Well This Winter ❄️ Winter brings colds, coughs, and worries about your child’s health. It can be hard to know when to care for them at home or when to get help. Healthier Together is a trusted NHS website and app. It helps parents and carers across the North East. It’s … Continued
Best Start in Life – Supporting Families Every Step of the Way Calling all parents and carers! Best Start in Life is here to help you and your child from pregnancy through to starting school. Whether you’re preparing for your baby’s arrival, exploring childcare options, or getting ready for their first day in reception, Best Start in … Continued
From 1st July 2025, the NHS is changing the childhood immunisation schedule. These changes are designed to protect children earlier and make appointments easier for families.
Let’s be Healthier Together this Winter Healthier Together is a trusted NHS resource for parents and carers. The App and website give clear and reliable advice to help keep children and young people well this winter. Healthier Together uses a simple’ traffic light’ system. This system is based on common symptoms of childhood illnesses. It … Continued
Calling new Dads and Male Carers This week is the first Drop-in for Dads – a new drop-in health clinic for Dads and Male carers. Why not pop along to Byker Sands Family Centre from 3 pm on Tuesdays? You can ask questions, get your baby weighed, and see what support is out there for the challenges … Continued
The NHS Healthy Start scheme The NHS Healthy Start scheme helps young families on low incomes to buy healthy food and milk. You could be eligible for NHS Healthy Start if you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have children under four and receive certain benefits. Once on the scheme, you’ll receive a prepaid card, … Continued
My Voice Matters: Children’s Mental Health Week Today marks the start of Children’s Mental Health Week. This year’s theme is ‘My Voice Matters’ and is about giving children and young people the tools they need to express themselves. Here’s how we can do it and why it’s so important. Declining Mental Health More and more … Continued
The Healthier Together App: Support, Advice and Reassurance for Parents The Healthier Together App gives parents and guardians help, advice and reassurance when worried about their child. The app and website have been developed specifically for the North East, and provide clear, reliable advice from trusted NHS sources. How it works Here’s how it works … Continued
New Specialist Clinic for Children with Wheezes We have recently started a new clinic for children and young people with wheezes. Our network Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioner, Catherine Leonard, will have regular Tuesday morning appointments for patients at and the other 6 GP practices in Gosforth and Jesmond. Catherine is part of our Same Day … Continued
How to manage your loved one’s health in the NHS App Did you know you can use the NHS App for more than just managing your health? As a parent, guardian, or career, you may be able to have access to someone else’s health records, bringing with it the convenience of managing their care from … Continued
