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Healthy Child Programme (HCP) including school nurses

The Sussex Community Foundation Trust Healthy Child Programme is for children and young people.  It includes health Visiting and School nursing services and provides services from pregnancy to age 19.

Health Visitors and School Nurses, also known as Specialist Community Public Health Nurses, are qualified nurses or midwives who have completed additional training in public health.  Your local health visiting and school nursing includes staff nurses, assistant practitioners, community nursery nurses, school health assistants, and health and wellbeing youth workers.

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West Sussex

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT DETAILS
Please visit our web page where you can find details about our service and our contact details for
Healthy Child Programme (HCP) – Health Visitors and School Nursing (sussexcommunity.nhs.uk)

CHATHEALTH and PARENTLINE
An anonymous texting service available at anytime for confidential advice and support and we will reply to your message within 24 hours Monday to Friday 9am to 4.30pm, except for bank holidays and weekends.

Young people:
You can message “ChatHealth”
07480 635424

If your child is 0-5 years
07312 277163

If your child is 5-19 years
07312 277011