Providing parents, carers and eligible young people easy and swift access to support, the Healthy Together Helpline is staffed by qualified health professionals, including health visitors and school nurses – as well as administrative specialists.
You can speak to someone on the Healthy Together Helpline by calling 0300 300 3001.
Calls are answered from 9am – 4.30pm on weekdays throughout the year, excluding bank holidays. Calls are charged at the same rate as calling a standard landline number.
The Helpline is open to all parents and carers of babies up to primary school aged children in Leicestershire and Rutland and babies, children and young people aged 0-19 in Leicester city.
Callers can get easy to access, safe, free and confidential advice, support and signposting on a range of health, developmental and mental and emotional wellbeing topics affecting families including:
- feeding and nutrition for babies
healthy eating
child development
emotional health
behaviour difficulties and parenting concerns
family health
and much more.
You can also get help with booking and rearranging appointments with the Healthy Together service. Anyone who may need more specialist support can be referred to other services or professionals through the Helpline too.