Health

Health is important in everyone's lives, so look after it where you can. These pages will help you find information on how to keep your child healthy.

Aneurin Bevan Health Board

Find the information you need on the Aneurin Bevan Health Board

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Midwifery

Midwives offer individual care to women and their families and help them take part in their own care planning during pregnancy.

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Direct gov

Direct.gov.uk provides a large range of government services and information.

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NHS.uk

NHS UK is the main site for the National Health Service in the UK.

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Health Visitors

Health Visitors are part of the NHS Community Health Services. A Health Visitor is attached to each GP practice.

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School Nurse

A school health nurse is a qualified nurse, some also have a recognised qualification in school health nursing.

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Social Services ensure that people with social care needs are provided with help, care, support and protection to enable them to live independent and dignified lives, at home or elsewhere within the community.

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Dentists

How to find your local dentist.

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Health Challenge

Health Challenge recognises that a wide range of factors – social, economic and environmental – have an impact on health, so that action in all these areas can help create a healthier nation.

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Pharmacies

A list of pharmacies

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Blaenau Gwent Psychology Service

What is an Educational Psychologist?

Educational Psychologists work with children and young people age 0 - 19, their families and schools. Educational Psychologists promote the emotional well being, development, behaviour, learning and the rights of ALL children and young people. All schools in Blaenau Gwent have access to the services of an Educational Psychologist.

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Hospitals

Find your local hospital here, along with their contact details

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GP Practices

Find your local GP Practice here

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Health / Healthy Living

Find out how to keep yourself and your child healthy

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Breast Feeding Strategy

Breastfeeding gives children one of the best starts in life and provides considerable physical and emotional health benefits to both mothers and babies through infancy and into childhood. An increasing body of evidence has built up over the past decade to indicate that improving breastfeeding rates would have a positive impact on public health.

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Designed To Smile

The Designed to Smile daily toothbrushing programme is a major initiative aimed at helping to improve the health of young children's teeth in Wales.

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The Family Cooking Initiative

Would you like to experience new skills & cook healthy
meals? A good way to meet new people and have fun at
the same time?

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