{"id":1150,"date":"2025-12-21T14:44:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T14:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthforkids.co.uk\/leicestershire\/?p=1150"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:44:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:44:03","slug":"contacting-a-public-health-nurse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthforkids.co.uk\/leicestershire\/contacting-a-public-health-nurse\/","title":{"rendered":"Contacting the school nursing service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can contact a public health (school) nurse via our secure text messaging service, ChatHealth.<br \/>\nIn Leicester:<br \/>\nText 07520 615381<br \/>\nIn Leicestershire and Rutland:<br \/>\nText 07520 615382<br \/>\nThe secure and confidential service is staffed Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm (excluding bank holidays). You\\&#8217;ll receive an automated message back to confirm that we have received your text, and then you\\&#8217;ll\u00a0receive a text response within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>You can get advice on all aspects of your child\\&#8217;s health and wellbeing, including:<\/p>\n<p> \thealthy eating<br \/>\n \tchild development<br \/>\n \temotional health<br \/>\n \tbehaviour difficulties and parenting concerns<br \/>\n \tfamily health<\/p>\n<p>Healthy Together Helpline<br \/>\nThe Healthy Together Helpline can be reached by calling\u00a00300 300 3001.\u00a0Calls are answered from 9am \u2013 4.30pm on weekdays, excluding bank holidays. Calls are charged at the same rate as calling a standard landline number.<\/p>\n<p>The helpline complements the existing ChatHealth confidential text messaging service, available to parents and carers of children aged 0-11 in Leicestershire and parents, carers and young people aged 0-19 in Leicester city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can contact a public health (school) nurse via our secure text messaging service, ChatHealth. In Leicester: Text 07520 615381 In Leicestershire and Rutland: Text 07520 615382 The secure and confidential service is staffed Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm (excluding bank holidays). 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