Health Visitor Team

There is an alternative contact number for the Health Visitor service from 30-10-08.  07827 233387  8-30am to 5pm

Jane Dingley Health Visitor
Ruth Sabin Nursery Nurse
Alison Lochrie  Assistant Health Visitor

Jane Dingley   (Full Time)  
RGN. BSC(Hons)N.Studies.   
 BSC(Hons) Community Health Nursing ( Health Visiting).  
Specialist Practitioner Public Health/ N. 
Prescribing Practice Educator( Health Visitor)

  Jane qualified as a nurse in 1986 and worked on medicine, surgery, vascular, haematology and ear, nose and throat departments at Leicester Royal Infirmary.  She obtained her nursing studies degree in 1992 and her health visiting degree in 1996.  Since then she has worked as a health visitor at Keyworth and has also undertaken the practice teacher course.  Jane is a mentor and facilitator to H.V degree students during their 10 months degree course.  Finally Jane is also a registered nurse prescriber.   

Alison Lochrie SEN  ( Health Care Assistant)  (Works 2 days a week Mon & Tues)
Working with Health Visitor in child health clinic and New Mums Group
Qualified as an enrolled nurse in 1983.
Originally working in coronary care and then returning after having a family, nursing the elderly in the private sector.
Recently qualified in basic sports injury and massage.

Ruth Sabin (3 days a week)   
NNEB qualified Nottingham 1985
IAIM (International association of infant massage) 1998
Foster mother of 'Chernobyl children' (Nottingham branch of Chernobyl Children's Life Line)
Family worker for social services with a family centre
Education authority- within an Early Years Unit and Infant School in the City of Nottingham
Special needs support assistant within an infant school/nursery unit
Last 6 years working with under 16s and their children in a young mothers unit in Nottingham
Married with 2 children

Family health visitors  (Public Health Practitioners)
Walk in clinic Mon 2.00pm – 4.00pm  

There is a new 'Busy Babies Group'

The health visitors are available to advise on child development, immunisations and childcare.  Baby weighing facilities are available.  Jane is an approved nurse prescriber and is able to issue prescriptions for some childhood ailments. Please do not bring ill children to these clinics as it may pass infection on to others.   Welfare foods are available at the clinic and as well as vitamin drops. 

The health visitor can be contacted on 0115 9375426 to make an appointment for a private consultation on a variety of issues, for example toileting, Sleep management, behaviour management, immunisations, health promotion, post – natal depression, feeding advice, weaning etc. 

Stephanie Waterhouse and Jane Dingley do antenatal classes on Wednesday afternoons.

  Health Visitors also have a duty to protect children and are therefore trained in child protection issues. 

  On Wednesday mornings there is a post-natal group for new mothers and their babies.  Invitations are sent to all new mothers by the health visitor inviting them to attend a 5-7 week post-natal group.  Subjects include, play, weaning, sleep management, safety, baby massage, minor ailments in babies etc.