Child health & common illnesses
A parent’s guide from birth to five
Useful contacts

Useful contacts

Local contacts

Child Development Service
020 8250 7314


Children’s Centres

East Locality:

Sheringham Nursery School and Children's Centre
020 8553 2479

St Stephen’s Nursery and Children’s Centre
020 8586 0147

Central Locality:

Altmore
020 8552 6604
Plaistow Children’s Centre
020 8548 5620

West Locality:
Kay Rowe Children’s Centre
020 8534 4403

Rebecca Cheetham Children's Centre
020 8534 3136

South Locality:

Beckton and Royal Docks Children's Centre
020 8430 6290

Edith Kerrison Children's Centre
020 7473 2761


Child Health Information Team
020 3373 9983

Children and Young People's Service
020 3373 4600


Dental Care

Appleby Centre
020 7445 7035

Shrewsbury Centre
020 8586 5002


Community Children Nursing Service
020 8475 8580

Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre
020 8821 0800

Family Nurse Partnership (FNP)
020 3373 1295

Infant and Perinatal Mental Health Team
020 3373 9983

Newham Hospital (NUHT)
020 7476 4000


Health Visiting Service

East Locality:
Shrewsbury HV Team 020 3373 9983
The Centre HV Team 020 3373 9983

West Locality:
Lord Lister HV Team 020 3373 9983
West Ham Lane HV Team
020 3373 9983

Central Locality:
Joyce Campbell HV Team
020 3373 9983
Balaam Park HV Team 020 3373 9983

South Locality:
Appleby HV Team 020 3373 9983
Royal Docks HV Team 020 3373 9983

Newham Child & Family Consultation Service (CAMHS)
020 7055 8400

Reproductive & Sexual Health Service
020 8586 5147/48

Safeguarding Children Team
020 3373 7701

National contacts

Child Accident Prevention Trust
020 7608 3828
www.capt.org.uk

Cry-sis
08451 228 669
www.cry-sis.org.uk

Diabetes UK
www.diabetes.org.uk

Family Lives
0808 800 2222
www.familylives.org.uk

Foreign and Commonwealth Office
If you are at risk of FGM.
020 7008 1500

La Leche League GB
0845 120 2918 available 24 hours 7 days a week.
www.laleche.org.uk

National Breastfeeding Network Helpline
0300 100 0212, 9.30am-9.30pm
www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk

National Childbirth Trust
0300 330 0700 8am-10pm 7 days a week.
www.nct.org.uk

National Domestic Violence Helpline
0808 2000 247
www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk

Netmums
Parenting advice and information.
www.netmums.com

NHS Information Service for Parents
www.nhs.uk/start4life