Parent information

Leaflets

Leaflets produced by Oxford University Hospitals on conditions affecting children in our care

Oxfordshire Healthier Together

Developed by local healthcare professionals including Paediatricians from Oxford University Hospitals, Oxfordshire Healthier Together is a website for parents, caregivers and professionals in Oxfordshire.

Using an easy-to-follow traffic light system, you'll find clear information on common childhood illnesses, including what signs to look out for, which healthcare provider to seek help from when required and what you can do to help your child.

Parents and carers can also download the Healthier Together App. Using a self-assessment tool, the app guides them to the most appropriate healthcare provider depending on their child's symptoms and gives the option to contact them directly via the app.

General advice for parents from nhs.uk

• Birth to five development timeline
• Start 4 Life - Toddler

Your pregnancy and baby guide

• Looking after a sick child
• Treating a fever (high temperature) in children
  
• Does your child have a serious illness?
• Medicines for babies and children
  

Children in hospital - videos

• How to prepare for your child's hospital stay - NHS website
  
• Having an operation in Oxford Children's Hospital with YiPpEe
  

Links

Asthma

• Asthma attack - Oxfordshire Healthier Together
• Asthma and your child - Asthma + Lung UK
• Asthma: inhaler techniques

Bedwetting / soiling / constipation

• Constipation - Oxfordshire Healthier Together
• Constipation in young children
• ERIC, The Children's Bowel and Bladder Charity
  

Fever / vomiting

• Fever or high temperature - Oxfordshire Healthier Together
• Diarrhoea and vomiting - Oxfordshire Healthier Together
• Video - fever and vomiting

Food

British Dietetic Association - Food Facts

Mental health

Moodzone - Anxiety in children

Pain

Children's Inpatient Management of Pain Service (ChIMPS)

Seizures

• Febrile seizures
• Epilepsy Action - just for kids
  

Self harm

Video - talking about self-harm

Sexual exploitation

Healthy body - how to spot child sexual exploitation

Sleep solutions

• Sleep - Oxfordshire Healthier Together
• Cerebra Sleep Service
• The Children's Sleep Charity
• The Sleep Association

Vaccination

Vaccinations

Weight

Change 4 Life

School height and weight checks

Healthy weight

What can I do if my child is overweight?