Children’s services advice and assessment team
If you are concerned that a child or young person is being harmed through abuse or neglect you should contact the children’s services advice and assessment team.
020 7364 5601
020 7364 5606
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
Healthy Start
Tower Hamlets provides healthy start vitamins for all pregnant women, new mums up to one year post natal and children until their fourth birthday through midwives and health visitors, some children’s centres and pharmacists. Contact Rita Virmani or Sumaira Tayyab for more information.
Early Help
Early Help provides support to families, early on, to help stop problems becoming more serious. Provide help with parenting, money troubles, emotional health and much more.
020 7364 5000
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
Family Nurse Partnership
A home visiting programme for first-time young mums and families. Helping them have a healthy pregnancy, improve their child’s health and development
and plan their own futures.
020 8223 8601
https://fnp.nhs.uk/
Children Vaccination & Immunisations
Find out about vaccinations for babies, children and adults, including why they're important and how to get them by clicking the links below.
Care Advice for Children Under 5
Use the link below for a guide to common illnesses and how to keep your children healthy.
Doula project (Maternity Mates)
A project run by Women’s Health and Family Services that recruits and train women locally to provide emotional and practical support during pregnancy, childbirth and the early weeks of family life. Particular attention for women who are isolated and vulnerable.
Step Forward
Free & confidential services for all young people aged 11-25, living in & around Tower Hamlets, East London.
020 7739 3082
info@step-forward.org
https://www.step-forward.org
The Gateway Midwifery Team
Intensive, specialist care provided for high-risk women during pregnancy. By appointment at various Children’s Centres in Tower Hamlets.
020 3594 2547
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
How to check breathing rate and pulse for a child
To learn how to check breathing rate for a child, please click the link below.
How to check breathing rate for a child.
To learn how to check pulse rate for a child, please click the link below.
Unsure about vaccinating your child
If you choose not to or unsure about vaccinating your child, please view/download the leaflet below to learn more about the risk and responsibilities that comes with not vaccinating your child.