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Healthy Start Vitamins and Vitamin D

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Please treat vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency in line with the Quick Ref Guide.

Healthy Start vitamins, which include vitamin D, are available free for eligible groups.

Download the Healthy Start Staff Update (on the right) for a list of centres that the Healthy Start vitamins can be collected from and the summary table for prescribed doses.

Please also see Downloads section for the Camden & Islington Public Health Consensus Statement on Healthy Start vitamins including vitamin D. 

 

Eligibility criteria

Inclusions

Healthy Start are available, free, through the universal scheme to Camden residents who are:

  • pregnant
  • new mothers
  • children under 4 years old

How to refer

Self-referral Patient Leaflet

Free through the universal scheme; no prescription needed. Healthy Start vitamins can be collected from a list of centres in Camden.

Families who may be eligible for the national Healthy Start scheme should be encouraged to apply for the scheme so they can receive food vouchers and other benefits.

Service Feedback

Email Address

e: smita.hanciles@nhs.net

Downloads

Healthy Start Vitamins Staff Information – July 2017

Download PDF, 660.17 KB

Healthy Start Vitamins in Camden – Summary Table

Download PDF, 193.74 KB

Camden Islington HSV Vit D Public Health Consensus Statement

Download PDF, 285.54 KB

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Last updated: Nov 18th, 2020
Review date: Mar 12th, 2021

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