Additional Information and Services

Isle of Wight Family Centres are where you can access a range of services to support you and your family.

You may be coming to the Family Hub/Centre to see your midwife, health visitor, speech therapist, HomeStart group or other practitioners or service providers or as a point of information and guidance.
Below are links to sources of information and guidance via our online notice boards (padlets) as well as links to our partner agencies.

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We have created a number of Online Notice Boards, known as Padlets, full of information and guidance on a range of topics:

A-Z

IOW Midwifery service

You will be invited to attend your midwife appointments at your local Family Centre

IOW Maternity Services Padlet: PADLET

IOW Maternity Services | Facebook: FACEBOOK

Isle of Wight NHS Trust - Maternity Services website : WEBSITE

0-19 Health Visitors and School Nurses

You can see your Health Visitor at the baby and development clinics at your local Family Centre

0-19 Team Instagram Page

Public Health Nursing 0-19 - Isle of Wight | Solent

Isle of Wight Speech and Language Service

Your child’s speech therapy appointment will often be in a Family Centre. The speech therapy team work with parents and settings to develop their skills to support the child in their everyday life,

IOW NHS Trust Children's Speech & Language Therapy Support Service | Facebook

Isle of Wight NHS Trust - Speech Therapy-Adults (iow.nhs.uk)

IOW NHS Children’s SLT (@iownhschildrensslt) • Instagram photos and videos

Home-Start

Home-Start IOW is a voluntary organisation that offers support to parents/carers with at least one child under school age to help them with the challenges of family life. You may come to a Family Centre to attend one of their weekly ‘invitation only’ Family Group sessions. Or receive support in the home from one of their trained volunteers.

Home-Start IOW Facebook
Home-Start IOW Instagram

Home-Start IOW (homestartisleofwight.org.uk)