Health & medical information

Information about medical conditions, diagnosis and health services.

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Conditions & common concerns

A-Z medical conditions

Rare conditions

All about genetics

Common concerns

• Behaviour that challenges
• Helping you and your child sleep
• Feeding and eating
• Potty and toilet training
• Speech, learning and movement
• Dental care
• Eye care
• Hearing care
• Infections and vaccines
  • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
  • Strep A
  • The flu vaccine
  • Covid-19 vaccine
• Annual health checks

Finding medical information online

• About Contact’s medical information
• How is our medical information checked?
• Who sits on the MAP?

Diagnosis & health services

All about diagnosis

• Getting a diagnosis
• Support when your child does not have a diagnosis
• Developmental delay
• Advice from other parents

Health services

• An introduction to health services
• GPs & primary care
• Hospitals & community services (secondary care)
  • CAMHS mental health services
  • Mental health, autistic and learning disabled children
  • Continuing care
• Specialist services (tertiary care)
• Appointment top tips
• Putting things right
  • In England
  • In Northern Ireland
  • In Scotland
  • In Wales
• Moving to adult health services (England)

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