Aspire Centre at Southfields hosts the Tudor Lodge Health Visitors, 'Walk in' - Well Child Clinic, some Health Visitors Group work with new Mothers and the Health Team for the schools in this area.

Health visitors and school nurses are nurses who have undertaken extra training to work as public health specialists with children and families.  This means that the team aim to help keep you well, identify health problems early and support interventions that will promote good health.  Health Visitors focus on children under 5 years and School Nurses focus on those children who are in nursery or school.

Specialist Practioners can be Health visitors or School Nurses.  Health Visitor are specialists in child development, developmental screening, post natal depression support, ante and post natal advice and support.  Both teams focus on children and family health, development and behaviour.

The specialist practioners lead a team of staff nurses and nursery nurses who assist in working with your family.  The team works closely with other professionals such as your GP, school and SureStart Children's centres.

The teams work from both Tudor Lodge and from the Aspire Centre.  The health visitors generally contact you when you have a baby approximately 10-14 days after the birth.  The School Health Team is available when your child goes either to nursery or reception.

Services available at the Aspire Centre include:

• Walk in - Well Child Clinic, on Friday Morning, 10am to 12 noon.
• Appointments for health or developmental reviews for your child with any member of the teams.
• Support to stop smoking.
• Health and Relationship drop-in on Thursday afternoon from 14.30 onwards.
  This is open to any young person from any school in the cluster or beyond. (Starting September 2010).
• Parent support - drop-in group: Wednesday morning from 10am.

Wider Services

• Well Child clinic at Southmead Children's Centre - Wednesday morning 10am to 12 noon.
• Well Child clinic at West Hill Children's Centre - Tuesday afternoon 14.00 to 16.00.
• School Health Team 'drop-in' at Kimber Road Adventure Play Centre, Wednesday 15.30.

Come and see your health visitor at the advertised weekly clinic or contact them on 020 8788 1525.
You can contact the School Health Team or school on 020 8874 0157.