All families with children under 5 years have a named health visitor. Helen Keen is the allocated Health Visitor for Penryn Surgery.
A well baby and child drop in clinic is held at Penryn Surgery every Tuesday between 10.00am and 12.00pm and once a month (2nd Wednesday of the month) at Stithians Surgery between 2pm and 3pm.
No appointments are necessary.
Health visitors also provide health information, advice and support for all age groups and have a special interest in health promotion. They can be contacted on 01326 430050.
Health Visiting Team
The Health Visitors are based at the Health Centre and can be contacted on 430050 Monday-Friday 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. "Health Visitors are registered nurses with additional experience in other specialties. They all work together as members of the Primary Health Care Team.
Health visiting teams are well placed to identify patterns and causes of ill health and join with others to tackle them
The teams philosophy is to provide easy access to our service both at the surgery and through our confidential and supportive home visiting.
The teams aim is to enable individuals and their families to lead healthier and happier lives by delivering a range of care from parenting to public health practice both in the home and community setting.
There are many groups at the Health Centre in Falmouth including baby clinics, breast-feeding support group and post-natal support group.
They work closely with general practitioners, midwives, district nurses and statutory and voluntary agencies such as the Beacon Partnership, Sure Start and Social Services." |
Cornwall Council provide parenting courses. Further information can be found from the following links:
Parenting Support Leaflet.pdf