Child Health

Childrens Health Services

Child Health Services provides local support and information via their website.

Website: www.esneft.nhs.uk

Immunisation and Vaccinations

The Essex School Age and Community Immunisation Services provides the Childhood Vaccination Programme to all children and Young people who are:

  • Attending school within Essex , Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock
  • And/or are registered with a General Practice Essex , Southend and Thurrock
  • And/or are resident in Essex, Southend and Thurrock

Website: www.eput.nhs.uk

SureStart Children's Centres

Children’s Centres bring all the different support agencies together to offer a range of services to meet you and your child’s needs, all in one place.

Website: www.tendringdc.gov.uk

Childhood illness visual guide

Use this visual guide to help you identify common conditions and illnesses that may affect your child. Includes conditions such as measles, slapped cheek syndrome, chicken pox and warts.

Website: www.neessexccg.nhs.uk/childhood

Immunisation helps to protect you from disease

It’s really important children continue to receive the booster vaccines and MMR vaccine they are due at one year during the pandemic. These will protect them against several different serious infectious diseases.

Make an appointment with your GP practice who can give them safely.

Vaccination appointments count as an important medical reason to leave your home.

GP Care Advisors

It’s a free service, and all surgeries in Tendring and Colchester have one.

If you or a family member need any advice, please don’t hesitate to contact your GP surgery.

Anyone can refer themselves to us. We accept referrals from clinicians, practice staff, the cancer wellbeing centre, social care, and The Alzheimer’s Society just some to mention.

Website: www.gpprimarychoice.co.uk

Contact For Families With Disabled Children

Contact support families with the best possible guidance and information. For every shape and size of family, whatever they need and whatever their child’s disability, we’re here.

Facebook: @contactfamilies

Twitter: @contactfamilies

Telephone: 0808 808 3555

Website: www.contact.org.uk

Email: info@contact.org.uk

Vaccination planner

Download a personalised vaccination calendar, which highlights the dates your child needs to have their vaccinations by.

Download from: NHS: Vaccination Schedule