Nurse-led Services: Health Visiting & Schools Nursing Service

Anna MacDonald, Health Visitor Team Lead

Health Centre, Springfield Road, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, HS1 2PS. Tel. 01851 763337

The Health Visiting team works in the community setting and visits parents or carers with new babies and young children under 5 years.  A programme of standard visits is offered to all families.  The aim of the service is to offer advice and support on many health and wellbeing topics including safeguarding.

The Schools Nursing team works across education and health settings.  Their aim is improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 5–19 years by providing advice/guidance on a range of issues which includes safeguarding.

• Health Visitors – birth to 5 years
• School Nurses – 5–19 years

We offer:

• specialist up to date advice
• information, support and advice on a wide range of topics
• education and promotion of babyhood, toddlerhood, childhood and adolescence.

Our teams are based in Stornoway (Lewis & Harris) and in Balivanich (Uists & Barra), covering the Western Isles.  As well as home visits, clinics are also offered at:

Lewis & Harris

• Stornoway Health Centre

Uists & Barra

• Balivanich Community Clinic
• South Uist Medical Practice

Enquiries and referrals can be made by

• Parents/carers
• Groups and organisations
• General public

Lewis & Harris Team
Health Centre, Springfield Road, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, HS1 2PS.
Tel. 01851 709842.

Uists & Barra Team
Balivanich Clinic, Balivanich, Benbecula, HS7 5LA
Tel. 01870 602266 or 01878 700302

Web: Health Visiting Service – NHS Western Isles | Serving the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

• NHS inform
• Ready Steady Baby
• Ready Steady Toddler