Well Baby
Dunston Health Centre
Wednesday 1:30pm - 3:30pm
| Lead Doctor: |
Dr Jonathan Harness |
| Lead Nurse: |
Sr Alison McClintoch |
| Health Visitors: |
Yolanda Dgheem
Ken Wong |
| Nursery Nurse: |
Linda Callaghan |
The Well Baby Clinic is a drop in clinic run jointly by the Health
Visitors, Practice Nurses and the Doctors. Its main purpose is to promote
the health and well being of babies and children up to the age of 5 years.
No appointment is necessary for routine advice from the Health Visitor or
Practice Nurse.
Doctors appointments are available for the routine 6-8
week check and for advice on chronic (long term) disease and child
development. If you would like an appointment with the doctor, please speak
with the Health Visitors or Practice Nurses. Your doctor may also refer to
the Well Baby Clinic.
Doctors appointments at the clinic are in demand. If
you find that you can no longer keep an appointment, please phone the
surgery in advance so that the appointment can be given to someone else. It
would also help if you would arrive at the clinic 15 minutes before your
appointment time (so that you can book in and get your child weighed.)
Routine immunisations are also given at the clinic.
In order to prevent
infections being passed on to other babies, please do not bring unwell
children to the clinic. If your child has a temperature or is unwell,
they should be seen at a normal surgery appointment.