How to refer to our health visiting service
The health visiting service offers an open referral system for families and practitioners via our Single Point of Access:
Lambeth
Tel: 020 3049 5300
gst-tr.spahealthvisitingservicelambeth@nhs.net
Southwark
Tel: 020 3049 8166
gst-tr.spahealthvisitingservicesouthwark@nhs.net
Children with complex needs
Children with complex needs under the age of five years old who have received a diagnosis and are registered with a GP in Southwark or Lambeth can be referred into the service. The team will accept referrals for complex needs children who would benefit from support around issues such as sleep, toilet training or behaviour. Parent(s)/carer of special needs children who would benefit from emotional support can also be referred into the service.
The team receive referrals from the following practitioners:
- health visitors
- occupation therapists
- paediatricians
- general practitioners
- speech and language therapists
- physiotherapists
- school nurses
- paediatric continence nurses.
Referrals will be considered from social care and education professionals. We unfortunately cannot consider self-referrals.