Health and wellbeing - 5-11 years

Sirona Care and Health offer the following services: 

  • school-aged immunisation
  • school-aged speech and language
  • school nursing service
  • children's bladder and bowel service

Mental health

The Integrated Care Board has commissioned a new, accessible digital mental health support service for children, young people and their families across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). 

SilverCloud programmes provide online guided self-help, a digital form of mental health support recommended by NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence). It's suitable for young people aged 13+ or for parents and carers of children aged five and above.

CAMHS

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (CAMHS) can support you and your child with a range of emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties, such as:

  • anxiety
  • eating disorders
  • behaviour issues
  • sleep problems

Kooth is an online mental wellbeing community for children and young people.

Better Health North Somerset

The Better Health North Somerset team are here to support parents, carers and families in North Somerset. Their website holds some key information that you may find useful when supporting your children or young people to live healthy, happy lives.

Other resources

  • NHS: eye tests for children
  • NHS: children's teeth
  • NHS: is my child too ill for school?
  • NHS: should I keep my child off school poster
  • GOV.UK: a parents' guide to keeping kids healthy this school year