Child Health

Childhood illness visual guide

Use this visual guide to help you identify common conditions and illnesses that may affect your child, including conditions such as measles, slapped cheek syndrome, chicken pox and warts.

Website: NHS: Visual Guide for Childhood illnesses

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.

Telephone: 0808 808 3555 (9:30am – 5pm, Monday to Friday) 

Facebook: @contactfamilies

Twitter: @contactfamilies

Website: www.contact.org.uk

Email: info@contact.org.uk

Families First 

Hertfordshire’s Neurodiversity Support Hub.

Website: www.hertfordshirefamiliesfirst.org.uk/april-2024/front-page/welcome-1 

Email: familiesfirst.support@hertfordshire.gov.uk 

Berkhamsted Town Hall Tots

A warm and friendly drop-in playgroup for under 4’s. Crafts, free play, snacks, singing, and tea and coffee for the grown ups.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/TownHallTots

Email: townhalltots@gmail.com

Vaccination planner

Download a personalised vaccination calendar, which highlights the dates your child needs to have their vaccinations by. The first vaccinations at 8 weeks will be given at your baby’s Child Health Surveillance appointment with the GP (8-week check) by one of our Practice Nurses. They will then book your next appointment for the second vaccinations (12 weeks) 4 weeks later and again at this appointment for the third set of vaccinations (16 weeks). You will receive communication from Child Health when your child needs their vaccinations at 12 months and 3 years 4 months. Our Practice Nurses may also contact you if any of your child’s immunisations are overdue. We run specific vaccination clinics on a Monday and Thursday afternoon.

Website: NHS: Vaccination Schedule