How to get the right help if your child is unwell Call NHS 111 if you need urgent medical help for your child or talk to a pharmacist if your child feels unwell but it isn’t urgent
Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership have launched a new resource to help Surrey parents of children, aged from 0-5 years old, access the right NHS support if their child is unwell.
This new leaflet has been developed at a time when we are seeing a rise in attendances at A&Es and increasing pressures on the health system.
NHS services are there for those who need them and choosing the right service helps make sure that parents get the right help for their child. To help keep A&E for people who are critically unwell and urgently need help, it provides information and advice about the full range of help available to parents of young children 24/7.
The resource aims to help parents navigate the local health system more easily and provides bite sized explanations of the help you can expect from pharmacies, NHS 111, Surrey 0-19 advice line, Call a Midwife and other NHS services. It also includes a one-page guide to keep at hand where you’ll find all important contact details for local NHS services and details of links to further support.
The How to get the right help if your child is unwell leaflet is available as a printed leaflet, a pdf and a web accessible version.
If you would like a copy of the leaflet emailed to you please let us know
Published on 8 March 2024