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Childhood illnesses

A series of posters have been created to provide support about a number of childhood illnesses.

The posters from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust cover oral thrush, whooping cough, sore throat, slapped cheek syndrome, sickness and diarrhoea, scabies, ringworm, nappy rash, meningitis, measles, impetigo, head lice, hand, foot and mouth disease, ear pain, croup, cradle cap, common cold, cold sores, chickenpox, bronchiolitis, and asthma.

They look at symptoms, incubation periods, treatment, top tips and further support.

You can download the posters here.

Childhood Illness poster Oral Thrush

Childhood Illness poster Whooping Cough

Childhood Illness poster Sore Throat

Childhood Illness poster Slapped Cheek Syndrome

Childhood Illness poster Sickness & Diarrhoea

Childhood Illness poster Scabies

Childhood Illness poster Ringworm

Childhood Illness poster Nappy rash

Childhood Illness poster Meningitis

Childhood Illness poster Measles

Childhood Illness poster Impetigo

Childhood Illness poster Head Lice

Childhood Illness poster Hand Foot Mouth

Childhood Illness poster Ear Pain

Childhood Illness poster Croup

Childhood Illness poster Cradle Cap

Childhood Illness poster Common cold

Childhood Illness poster Cold Sores

Childhood Illness poster Chickenpox

Childhood Illness poster bronchiolitis

Childhood Illness poster Asthma

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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust runs a confidential secure text messaging service for parents of children aged 0-19 years called Parentline. The service operates Monday to Friday between 9am and 4.30pm, excluding bank holidays. All texts will be responded to by a public health practitioner within 24 hours. Outside of the service working hours, you’ll receive a message back to inform you that your text will be responded to once the line reopens.

  • Parents and carers of children aged 0-19:

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    07520619919

Should you require urgent health advice in the meantime, please contact your GP, visit an NHS walk-in centre or call NHS 111. For emergencies, dial 999 or visit A&E.

This page was last reviewed on 07-01-2026

This page will be next reviewed on 07-01-2029