RHC for Health Professionals
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Dr Samantha Ross, GP with special interest in paediatric nutrition
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Jennifer Bain, Paediatric Dietitian
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Kirsty Haggerty, Practice Development Nurse Child Healthy Weight and G&N Team
Growth and Nutrition Advisory Service
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The Growth and Nutrition Team has an advisory role to Health Visiting and Family Nurse Partnership teams, and holds MDT meetings once a week.
We provide 1-1 case management support for cases of weight faltering, overweight, suspected non IgE cow’s milk allergy, faddy eating in children from birth to 5 years.
Referral information for the GNAS is available here.
The Weight faltering pathway is available here.
HENRY is the UK’s leading healthy start provider. HENRY offers a range of flexible family support and practitioner training services including workshops, programmes, resources and online help, which support all aspects of child development.
HENRY Healthy Families programme covers birth to age 12 and has the strongest evidence base of any such UK programme.
All support for families is underpinned by the HENRY approach to supporting behaviour change which helps parents gain the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to help the whole family adopt a healthier, happier lifestyle and to give their children a great start in life.
For more information contact Kirsty.haggerty@ggc.scot.nhs.uk