Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service - Virgin Care

A team of child and young person wellbeing practitioners (CYPPs) from Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service (ECFWS) were awarded Regional Champions Excellence in Mental Health Care at a recent NHS Parliamentary Awards ceremony held in London.

The outdoor area at Carousel Family Hub has undergone much needed renovations just in time for the summer and the easing of COVID-19-related social restrictions, thanks to a grant from Virgin Care.

Virgin Care have been featured in a new report which shines a light on the vital role independent providers of primary, community and diagnostic services have played in supporting the NHS during the most recent waves of the pandemic.

Children in Basildon with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), are set to benefit from two newly renovated sensory rooms, built in Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service’s (ECFWS) facilities.

ECFWS is run by Virgin Care in partnership with children’s charity Barnardo’s, who provide free and easy access health services in the community. The project is working to help improve and understand accessibility to dental services for families in the region

Find out more about how we’re supporting children like Alfie develop their communication skills through the use of technological devices.

Virgin Care is using the Feel the Difference fund to help an Essex-based charity encourage Maldon families to lead healthier lifestyles through growing their own food.

Colleagues from Virgin Care’s Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service have been called-up to support the fight against COVID-19.

Health Visitor Jeannette Taylor is reminding parents and families that they are not alone and to contact the Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service if they need support.

Virgin Care’s Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) had a surprise virtual visit from their MP Vicky Ford – who announced they’d won the NHS Parliamentary Award for Excellence in Mental Health Care Award in the east of England.

Virgin Care’s are using the FTD grant to rebuild an outdoor children’s play area in Essex after foxes took a little bit too much of a liking to its toys during lockdown.

Health and social care providers across the UK should consider Virgin Care’s Essex ‘Civic Health Model’ as part of their post Covid-19 response to combat health inequality and help break barriers to social mobility, a new report states.