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  • Children's food: safety and hygiene

    Read about food safety and hygiene when feeding children, including avoiding food poisoning, preparing, storing and reheating food.

  • Washing and bathing your baby

    Read a step-by-step guide to washing and bathing your new baby, including how often to do it and how to top and tail.

  • HIV and AIDS - Treatment

    Read about treatments for HIV, including post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), antiretrovirals (ARVs), HIV and pregnancy, sperm washing, side effects and getting support.

  • How to help someone you care for keep clean - Care and support guide

    Advice on washing, bathing, laundry and general hygiene, maintaining dignity and continence services.

  • Tips for new parents

    Tips for new parents, including how to get breastfeeding off to a good start, washing and bathing your newborn, soothing a crying baby, how to change your baby's nappy, and helping your baby sleep.

  • Bottle feeding advice

    Handy tips for bottle feeding your baby, including hygiene, being prepared, how to wind your baby and how to keep them safe.

  • Tooth decay

    Find out about tooth decay, including the symptoms, when to see a dentist, how it’s treated and how it can be prevented.

  • Blepharitis

    NHS information about blepharitis, including the symptoms, when to get medical help and what you can do to treat and prevent it.

  • Care in a care home

    You can receive end of life care in a care home, if you want to. There, trained staff are available to look after you day and night.

  • How to make up baby formula

    How to make up formula milk feeds for your baby correctly and safely.