Health Development Team
Keeping healthy means individuals and families can spend more time enjoying life. Shine’s Health Development Team have a total of over 40 years of experience - advising on the best options for keeping healthy.
They also know about all the worries, concerns, frustrations and possible problems you might face and will understand what you are dealing with.
Attending NHS clinics, where they help other professionals to focus on the whole person (not just their condition), writing information leaflets on health topics, giving one-to-one advice to individuals, parents, pregnant women, relatives, carers and fellow professionals – are all part of a day’s work in the Health Development Team.
They also share in the celebrations when everything turns out well in the many happy and successful outcomes they help you to achieve.
The Health Development Team can help with:
Planning a pregnancy – for folic acid advice and how this reduces the risk of spina bifida
During pregnancy, if you are told your baby has spina bifida, hydrocephalus or anencephaly.
At any time when you or a member of your family gets a diagnosis – whether as a baby, child or adult.
On medical matters including;
- shunts and ETVs (endoscopic third ventriculostomy)
- bowel and bladder issues
- skin care
- tests and treatments for spina bifida or hydrocephalus
- advising on second opinions
- helping with issues around depression or anxiety
- effects of ageing
- orthopaedics
- sexual health
If you, or someone you care for, have any of the conditions Shine covers, contact our Health Development Team with your questions on health matters.
For more information about spina bifida or hydrocephalus, NPH, IH, anencephaly or any of the above – phone our team on 01733 555988 or email and request an information sheet or ask to speak to a member of the team.