What school nursing provides

 

  • health screening and assessments
  • healthy eating, weight management and physical activity advice
  • parenting advice
  • emotional health & well-being support
  • bed-wetting (enuresis) clinics
  • hearing tests
  • parent/carer/school staff drop-in sessions (primary schools only)
  • 1:1 appointments with young people
  • referrals and/or signposting to other services
  • ChatHealth text messaging service
  • NCMP growth measurements in Yr R and Yr 6
  • training for school staff to deal with emergency epilepsy and allergic reactions
  • support around safeguarding/child protection issues.
School nursing