Welcome to the Health Visitors' link on the Hightown Surgery website.

Caroline Cooke, Health Visitor, works part time (Mondays, Tuesdays and alternate Thursdays).

Angie Grant, Nursery Nurse, works part time (Mondays 9 to 3, Tuesday to Thursday 8.30 to 12.30)

We can be contacted on 01295 270704 Monday to Friday. We are out of the office quite a lot so if you get the answer phone leave a message, contact name and number and we will return your call as soon as possible. We check the messages regularly but messages left after 4.30pm and at weekends will not usually be answered until the next working day.

Health Visitors are employed by Cherwell Vale Primary Care Trust on behalf of the NHS. We are qualified nurses who have additional training in health promotion and education, public health and family and child health.

Health Visitors work with the family in a range of settings such as at home, in the surgery and in the local community. We work with families and children of all ages and have expertise in the everyday challenges of parenthood, examples include, baby and children’s diet; children’s development; children’s behaviour and post natal depression. Our overall aim is to work in partnership with you to help you lead as healthy a life as possible both physically and emotionally.

Angie Grant, Nursery Nurse, works in partnership with the Health Visitors to offer support to children and their families. Angie has a Nursery Nurse Diploma and NVQ2 Childcare and Education 0-8 years. She works with families in their own homes and other settings such as Family Centres and Community Groups usually over a defined period of time.