{"id":4212,"date":"2020-04-06T19:44:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T18:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sirona-cic.org.uk\/\/children-services\/?p=4212"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:55:15","slug":"coronavirus-service-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sirona-cic.org.uk\/children-services\/coronavirus-service-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: Service changes"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” bg_color=”#a63a75″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”light” text_align=”right” top_padding=”3%” bottom_padding=”4%” color_overlay=”#a63a75″ overlay_strength=”1″ enable_shape_divider=”true” shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_divider_height=”40″ bg_image_animation=”none” parallax_bg=”true” parallax_bg_speed=”medium” shape_type=”curve_opacity”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” el_class=”textleft” width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][split_line_heading]\n

Coronavirus: Service changes<\/h1>\n[\/split_line_heading][vc_raw_html]JTNDc2NyaXB0JTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUlMjglMjclM0NhJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyMiUyNyUyMCUyQiUyMGRvY3VtZW50LnJlZmVycmVyJTIwJTJCJTIwJTI3JTIyJTNFUmV0dXJuJTIwdG8lMjBwcmV2aW91cyUyMHBhZ2UlM0MlMkZhJTNFJTI3JTI5JTNCJTBBJTNDJTJGc2NyaXB0JTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10″][vc_custom_heading text=”NEWS” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”sidetitle”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ font_color=”#ffffff” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”fade-in”][vc_column_text]View All<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”70″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]In \u00a0light of the current COVID-19 outbreak and in\u00a0<\/em>response to NHS guidelines on the prioritisation of health care services,\u00a0we have made the difficult decision to suspend the majority of our face-to-face work for the time being. Contact with families will instead take place over the telephone, wherever possible.\u00a0This page will continue to be updated with any changes to service provision as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

We are also running a dedicated\u00a0telephone advice and information service<\/a>, and will continue to update our list of\u00a0resources and useful links for families<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Changes to services<\/h2>\n

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Community Paediatrics<\/h3>\n

Community Paediatrics Services in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire are currently only accepting\u00a0urgent GP referrals<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Health Visiting<\/h3>\n

With the support of risk assessments to protect you and families, we are pleased that we will be seeing new babies at 10-14 days in their own homes over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Bristol services restart on 23\u00a0July, with South Gloucestershire and North Somerset to follow suit from 3\u00a0August. Other routine contacts in pregnancy and at 8 weeks old, as described in The Healthy Child Programme, will restart either face-to-face or by digital methods from 3\u00a0August too.<\/p>\n

The two other routine contacts at 9-12 months and 2 years will stay by telephone or by video consultation throughout August, and will then be reviewed.<\/p>\n

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Family Nurse Partnership<\/h3>\n

The Family Nurse Partnership, which operates in Bristol only, is offering face-to-face visits for their teenage families.\u00a0 For children in care across BNNSG, face-to-face contacts for children under 7 are also supported, again by a face-to-face statutory assessment.<\/p>\n

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Public health nursing in Bristol<\/h3>\n

In addition to the restoration of specific Health Visiting services listed above, we are also offering the following provision:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Taking place via telephone\/virtually<\/strong><\/p>\n

Telephone interpretation available if required<\/td>\n

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Temporarily suspended<\/strong><\/td>\n\n
Other arrangements<\/strong><\/td>\n\n