If you live in the borough of Enfield, our health visiting service is here to support you and your child as they begin to grow. Our health visiting teams work with mothers, fathers and their families to promote the health and wellbeing of children from pregnancy until their 5th birthday.
Health visitors are nurses or midwives who have undertaken additional training in community public health nursing. Other members of the team include community staff nurses, early years’ practitioner (nursery nurses) and health visiting assistants. We also work closely with children’s centres, children’s services and other healthcare professionals, as well as your general practitioner (GP).
In Enfield there are 4 health visiting teams:
- Bowes
- Highlands
- Forest Green
- Moorfields
They are based geographically, and so depending on where you live, will decide which health visiting team will be supporting you and your family.
What we do
Our role is to assess your health needs in partnership with you. We will plan and provide services which support you and your wider family as required. We can offer you and your family support before your baby arrives, in the early weeks following birth and as your child grows. We will also contact you when you move into the area from other parts of the country or from abroad.
We will work alongside you and your family with any parenting issues and guide you to find local services and groups that can also support you as a parent.
Health visitor checks
The following checks are offered to all families routinely as part of the national healthy child programme:
- During your pregnancy at 28 to 32 weeks
- Between 10 to 14 day after baby’s birth
- 6 to 8 weeks after your baby's birth
- When your child is between 8 to 12 months. This will be a developmental review by a member of the health visiting team.
- When your child is between 2 to 2.5 years. This will be a developmental review by a member of the health visiting team.
You can also contact your health visiting team any time if you wish to discuss or get information about:
- your health - before and after the birth of your baby
- your baby or child's health
- your family's health
- emotional wellbeing and postnatal depression
- all the usual things that you might want help and advice on with a new baby, including feeding, sleeping, crying, minor ailments, and when to see a doctor
Find your nearest healthy child clinic.
How to contact health visiting services
All health visiting teams can be contacted via the single point of access phone number - 020 3988 7300.
Please send referrals to our Admin Support Teams via email at northmid.enfieldchildhealth@nhs.net.
Health visiting teams
- Bowes - northmid.boweshv@nhs.net
- Forest Green - northmid.foresthv@nhs.net
- Highlands - northmid.highlandshv@nhs.net
- Moorfields - northmid.moorfieldsouthhv@nhs.net
Advice and resources for pregnancy and once a baby is born
North Middlesex health visiting service provides useful information for pregnancy and once a baby is born.
To find out more information about a healthy pregnancy, visit NHS - Start for Life.
In pregnancy and the early years of life your baby’s brain is growing very quickly and there are many things you can do to help them to grow and make them feel safe and secure. For more information, visit Unicef - The baby friendly initiative.