Child health

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 Ranworth Surgery who can give them safely.

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

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

Abuse

Are you worried an adult or child may be at risk of abuse or neglect?

Telephone: 0345 603 7627 (Child)

Telephone: 0345 603 7630 (Adult)

Website: www.essex.gov.uk

Children’s Health Services

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

Website: www.esneft.nhs.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

Date published: 30th October, 2023
Date last updated: 27th November, 2023