Safe and Healthy Baby Service

Safe and Healthy Baby Service

The Service facilitates a multi-agency, strengths-based approach to supporting families with risk factors in their lives. We work at Early Help level of need.  We work from pregnancy until baby is 1 year.

We also deliver public health messages/multi agency training around safer sleep and reducing infant mortality across Manchester.

Our Aim

To improve outcomes for families and reduce risk factors.
To contribute towards reducing infant mortality in Manchester.

Who we help

Families from pregnancy until baby is one year of age.

How we help

We chair and facilitate multi agency meetings in partnership with families and other key agencies.
We also ensure safe sleeping messages are embedded in practice by providing Public Health education and training for staff and multi-agency partners in Manchester.
The team play a public health role in preventative practices — leading on safe sleeping policies across the city and strategically informing practice to improve outcomes for infants.

Referral Information

Service for pregnant women or for families with a baby under 1-year-old.

Tel: 0161 861 2258
Email: mft.shb@mft.nhs.uk

MLCO Staff to refer via an inbound referral on EMIS.

External referrals from other agencies contact SHB via team email.

Referral Form [Word doc, 63KB]

Safer Sleeping Practice for Infants [PDF, 823KB]

Contact Information and Opening Times

Contact information

Safe and Healthy Baby Service
Rusholme Health Centre
Walmer Street
Manchester
M14 5NB

Phone: 0161 861 2258

Email: mft.shb@mft.nhs.uk

The Team

Head of Service – Maria Graham

Specialist Health Visitor – Gemma King
Specialist Health Visitor – Alex Malik
Project Assistant – Sheila Self
Admin Co-ordinator – Lorraine Cowan

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.

Additional Information and Useful Links

Safer Sleep Video 2022

Please the link to download:  Safer Sleeping Practice for Infants Guide 2022 (PDF [821kb])