Updates - Children and young people
Annual health checks to patients aged 14 years or over on the learning disabilities register
Under the Learning Disability Health Check Scheme Directed Enhanced Service (DES), GP practices are required to offer an annual health check to each patient aged 14 years or over on the learning disabilities register.
Identification of genetically-related vaccine-like poliovirus type 2 (PV2) in NE London sewage samples and actions to increase childhood vaccination coverage
The key mitigation for any risk from this is high uptake of the polio vaccine, with an aim of 95% uptake for the schedule of routine childhood vaccines
Free Family Weight Management now available in Waltham Forest: BeeZee Families
BeeZee sessions are now available to children who are above their ideal healthy weight, and live, go to school, or are registered with a GP in Waltham Forest.
Chickenpox and scarlet fever in children
Chickenpox and scarlet fever are currently seeing some resurgence in children.
Increase in hepatitis (liver inflammation) cases in children under investigation
UKHSA has recently detected higher than usual rates of liver inflammation (hepatitis) in children.
Paeds Clinics at Queens
The General Paediatrics clinics at Queen’s are re-opening directly bookable slots on e-RS, for GPs and patients to book in to.
Tower Hamlets GP Care Group is the new provider for the Healthy Child Programme
Waltham Forest council has appointed Tower Hamlets GP Care Group as the new provider for the Healthy Child Programme.
Blood testing services in BHR
For details of blood testing services in BHR which includes children, a dedicated phlebotomy service for people with learning disabilities and domiciliary services.
Take part Childhood Immunisations study NEL
A study is looking for participants from primary care
Local drug alert
A young woman from Ilford has died following the consumption of a cannabis infused sweet.
NHS London Violence Reduction Programme launches new Social Prescribing Pathway
The NHS London Violence Reduction Programme is launching a new specialist Social Prescribing Pathway for children and young people at risk of violence in London.
New early years social prescribing for Waltham Forest
Delivered in partnership with Lloyd Park Children’s Charity, the new service offers opportunity for health professionals to refer families and their children who are under 5yrs to local, non-clinical services.