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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:

Asthma

Bronchiolitis

Chickenpox

Cold Sores

Common Cold

Cradle Cap

Croup

Ear Pain

Hand Foot and Mouth Disease

Head Lice

Impetigo

Measles

Meningitis

Nappy Rash

Oral Thrush

Ringworm

Scabies

Sickness and Diarrhoea

Slapped Cheek Syndrome

Sore Throat

Whooping Cough

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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:

    text

    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 12-01-2026

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