The Family Nurse Partnership works with first time mothers under the age of 20 to help them to explain healthy pregnancy and caring for yourself and your baby. Family nurses are qualified healthcare professionals and provide support through home visits from early pregnancy until your child is two years old.
If you have any concerns about your child’s progress, or if your child has any specific health or development needs, further support and advice will be given. Please contact your 0-19 team.
Your family nurse will share lots of information with you about pregnancy, giving birth and caring for babies and toddlers. During the visits they will help you decide what is best for you and plan for your baby’s arrival and your future as a parent. Many fathers to be also get involved and enjoy preparing for fatherhood. We welcome dads or partners to join in during the home visit if you would like them to.
During pregnancy there is an opportunity to look at your physical and emotional health, including diet, nutrition and lifestyle and making sure that you and your baby have a healthy pregnancy. You will also be able to discuss topics such as parenthood routines, breastfeeding and safe sleeping.
While your child is an infant and toddler your family nurse will continue to work with you to help provide information and support on a number of subjects including your child’s health and development, weaning and nutrition, establishing routines, postnatal depression and family planning. You can also talk about childcare, education, housing, finances and accessing appropriate services.
Our service works closely with a number of other services to ensure you receive the best care and support possible, including:
You are the most important person in your baby’s life and family nurses will help you make sure that you support your baby to grow, develop and learn.
Salford Family Nurse Partnership
St James’s House
7 Floor Pendleton Way
Salford
M6 5FW
Telephone: 0161 206 0412
Email address: fnp@nca.nhs.uk
Within this section you will find information and trust approved leaflets - this section is being continuously updated, however, the information which is available here is for guidance purposes and not intended to replace professional clinical advice.
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Your health visiting team may run a minor illness course where you will be able to learn how to manage your child`s minor illness and where to get additional support if needed, contact your 0-19 team to find out more.
Find your local health visitor:
Central Team, covers central Salford and Broughton
Cluster lead: Phillippa Desveaux
Telephone: 0161 206 6081
Email: Central.0-19@nca.nhs.uk
South Team, covers Eccles, Irlam and Winton
Cluster lead: Helen Carroll
Telephone: 0161 206 3819
Email: South0-19@nca.nhs.uk
West Team, covers Little Hulton, Worsley and Walkden
Cluster lead: Paula Smith
Telephone: 0161 206 2094
Email: West0-19@nca.nhs.uk
North Team, covers Swinton
Cluster lead: Kim Stent
Telephone: 0161 206 7525
Email: North0-19@nca.nhs.uk
You may find it helpful to chat with other new parents to share your experiences of getting used to being a parent. Meet other parents and carers in your area.
You can also visit your local Healthy Child Clinic.
Feedback from you is important to us as we value what you say and this can help us to develop our services for you and your child. We routinely ask for feedback from you to see how we are doing, please send us your comments.
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This page was last updated on 25 May 2023