Child Health Services

Childhood Immunisations

Under school age

Frome Medical Practice delivers the immunisation programme for children under school age.

You will receive invitations for these appointments via the Child Health Department. Any concerns about your appointment – please contact Child Health on 01278 589225.

School age

The Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust delivers the routine national immunisation programme to school aged children in Frome.

This includes flu, HPV, meningococcal disease and Diptheria, Tetanus and Polio vaccines.

 

Other information

View the NHS vaccination schedule for babies under 1 year old, children aged 1 to 15, adults, and pregnant women.

Parents can often feel nervous about taking their chidren for immunisations. Immunising children is one of the safest ways of protecting them. It helps prevent threats to their life or long term health issues from preventable diseases.

Your health visitor can give you information to make informed decisions about your child’s immunisations.

See more information on why vaccinations are safe and important.

Healthy Child Programme

Health and development reviews are offered for your baby until they are 2 years old. These are to support you and your baby and to make sure their development is on track.

Shortly before or after your baby is born you will be given a personal child health record – often called ‘the red book’. This is used to record important information about your child, including height and weight and vaccination records.

At 6-8 weeks your baby will be invited for a physical examination. This is carried out by your doctor and is often done at the same time as your post-natal check.

After this, routine development checks will be carried out by your Health Visitor.

Other support available

Visit the NHS website for more information on the reviews your baby will undergo.

Find more information about the health visiting team, including their contact details on the Somerset County Council website.

Useful Resources

For further advice and resources visit our Children and Families support page