Have fun, stay safe at Halloween

No one wants an evening of trick or treating to end up with a visit to A&E, so members of our health visiting and school nursing teams are sharing simple, practical tips to help your family prepare for and stay safe during Halloween. “We want everyone to have a spooktacular time not a horrible fright, […]

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Updating our services

From April 2023 our 0-19 Children’s Service will be changing its name to the Public Health Nursing Children’s Service. This is in line with the new updated service offer which starts in April 2023. The core purpose of the service remains the same, but we are developing it to better meet the needs of families […]

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Safer Sleep Week 2023

Health visitors working with families across Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven are spreading the word about how to keep babies safe while asleep, to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The advice is being shared as part of Safer Sleep Week, 13-19 March 2023. This is a national awareness campaign led by […]

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Families invited to free Zumba recharge this half term

Parents and children across Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven are being invited to join a free online Zumba session this February half term with the School Nursing team at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust. The session has been organised to get families moving and recharging together while children are off school, and to promote […]

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Bradford babies ‘bin the bottle’ for better dental health

Parents and carers of toddlers aged one and over across Bradford and Airedale are being invited to bin their baby’s bottle as part of a bid to improve the oral health of babies and young children. Launching on 16 January, the aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of the effects that prolonged bottle […]

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