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Last Updated - November 5, 2024

Finding support

We want to help every parent or carer in Torbay to find the right support at the right time. Support isn’t just for the tough times. It’s there to help make your whole parenting experience easier and more enjoyable.

Where you can get support

We have 3 family hubs in Torbay but also offer services and support at home and in the community. Our hubs are –

  • St . Edmunds Family Hub,  Victoria Park Road, Torquay,TQ1 3QH
  • Paignton Family Hub, The Beehive, Bishops Place, Paignton, TQ3 3DZ
  • Brixham Family Hub, The Barn, Brixham Enterprise Estate, Rea Barn Road, Brixham, TQ5 9DF

Call: 01803 210200 8:30am and 5pm weekdays

Email: familyhubtorbay@actionforchildren.org.uk

Download our app and chat to us, search Torbay Family Hubs on Google Play or the Apple Store.

Our 0 to 19 Torbay Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting and School Nursing) services. 0 to 19 Torbay is a partnership of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Action for Children and The Children’s Society.

Health visitors are registered nurses/midwives who have additional training in community public health nursing who work in partnership with community public health staff nurses who are trained nurses and community nursery nurses. They provide a professional public health service based on best evidence of what works for individuals, families, groups and communities; enhancing health and reducing inequalities for children 0 to 5 years and beyond. We can help with many areas of child development including sleep, behaviour, healthy eating, bladder and bowel issues.

Call our advice line: 0300 333 5352 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Closed on bank holidays

Email: Publichealthnursing.torbay@nhs.net

Download our app and chat to us, search Torbay Family Hubs on Google Play or the Apple Store.

The maternity service at Torbay Hospital offers Midwifery Led and Consultant Led care for approximately 2,000 women and birthing people per annum. The service is provided by midwifery teams based in the community giving antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care both at home, family hubs and in the hospital.

For all urgent concerns or questions please call the maternity triage phone on 01803 656588.
Special Care Baby Unit: 01803 654602

  • Infant Feeding phone: 07500 952216
  • Social media, just search NHS Infant Feeding Torbay.
  • Infant Feeding clinic – every Wednesdays at the Beehive, Paignton and Thursday at St. Edmunds, Torquay.
  • Baby Feeding Group – Monday’s and Wednesday’s check out the what’s on page for dates and times.

To see our  lactation consultant Health Visitors, contact the advice line to make an appointment. Tel: 0300 333 5352 (Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm) or Email: publichealthnursing.torbay@nhs.net

National Breastfeeding helpline – Breastfeeding information and support available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Call 0300 100 0212 or chat via their website 

Find out about our breastfeeding masterclasses by visiting our what’s on pages, just search breastfeeding masterclass.

Our Early Help Universal offer covers an umbrella of services which are available to all children and families. Our Early Help Service is available to children and their families and is made up of two types of services that combine in different ways to form Torbay’s Early Help offer.

These are universal services and targeted services.

  • Universal services include: Post-16 education, schools, early years settings, housing and finance advice and support, family hubs, children’s centres and youth centres, GP surgeries, libraries, maternity services, specialist public health or community nurses and community connectors.
  • Targeted services include: Early Help Panel, Family support, health professionals, mental health services, special education needs support services, jobcentre plus, school attendance and exclusion support, domestic abuse services, alternative provision, housing services, police, substance misuse services and targeted youth services.
  • Housing & Cost of living surgeries
  • Youth Homeless Prevention Service
  • Family Group Conference
  • Parenting Drop ins
  • Parenting Teens Group
  • Reducing Parental Conflict/EPIC partnership for whole family support
  • Youth Service
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