Support for children and families

Better Health Healthier Families

Visit the NHS Healthier Families webpage for easy ways to eat well and move more, including food facts, recipes, activities, and information on child weight.

Bexley HENRY offer

A range of programmes for parents of children aged 0 to 5 years. Self-referral or referral by an early years or health professional (e.g., a GP, Nursery Nurse, Health Visitor, Midwife, or School Nurse). Delivered online or face to face in Bexley Children’s Centres (Erith, Northumberland Heath, Danson, and North Cray) or community settings.

• Starting Solids - 2-hour group workshops for parents/carers with children aged 3 to 6 months
• Fussy Eating - 2-hour group workshop for parents/carers with children aged 18 months to 3 years
• Preparation for Parenthood - 6 week 2-hour weekly sessions for pregnant women and their partners or other family members
• Healthy Families: Right from the Start programme - 8 week 2-hour weekly sessions for parents/carers with children aged 0 to 5 years old

To discuss a referral into the programme, call 020 3045 5480 or email childrenscentres@bexley.gov.uk.

Support for adults

Bexley’s adult weight management service

Bexley’s adult weight management service consists of a 12-week multi-component healthy lifestyle programme free to eligible residents or those registered with a Bexley GP. You can self-refer or refer with support from your GP.

The service supports adults living with obesity (with a BMI of over 30 or 27.5 for those from a Black or Asian background).

For more information and to access the programme visit the Gro Health website or contact a member of the Gro Health team on 0330 133 0307.

The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme

The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme supports adults living with obesity (a BMI over 30 and 27.5 for those from a BME background) who also have a diagnosis of diabetes, hypertension or both, to manage their weight and improve their health.

It is a 12-week online behavioural and lifestyle programme that people can access via a smartphone or computer with internet access.

Speak to your GP or a local pharmacist who can refer you to the programme.

South East London healthy lifestyle programme

The South East London healthy living programme is a 1-year programme. It uses a holistic approach to diet and lifestyle. This is known as a specialist weight management programme. This programme is for Bexley residents or those registered with a Bexley GP and living with complex obesity.

To access the programme, you must be referred by your GP.

For more information, visit Guy's and St Thomas' website.