1. What makes School Nurses Special? 11th November 2014

2. Fiona Owens Assistant Locality Lead (Health) School Nursing Sue Hoyles School Health Nurse/Practice Teacher

3. School Nursing – Key Responsibilities Assess, protect & promote health and well- being in the school-aged population Lead, influence & champion health promotion activities

4. The Ethos of School Nursing SCPHN start from a health-focused perspective Provision of a service which is accessible and does not stigmatise any individual Public health often operates at the ‘pre- need’ stage Pays particular attention to disadvantaged or vulnerable populations and health inequalities

5. Child-centred Public Health Assessing need Planning & implementing programmes to promote and protect health Working with other agencies to address wider health threats Identifying inequalities & acting to address them Empowering the community to improve health

6. School Nursing – 4 levels of service Your CommunityUniversalUniversal Plus Universal Partnership Plus

7. Local School Nursing Philosophy Reflects present health needs but is flexible and adaptable The child/young person is an individual as well as part of a family Provide information, support and advice to enable people to make healthy lifestyle choices Partnership working to promote a healthier society

8. Key public health issues for children Children and young people Dental DecayImmunisation Alcohol and substance misuse Obesity, weight management and healthy lifestyle SmokingBullying Emotional health and wellbeing

9. Where? SchoolsHealth CentresHome visitsYouth Centres

10. What do we do well? School Entry Health Reviews (SEHR) Health Needs Assessments Immunisation uptake Sharp Shotz Support for Young Carers National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) uptake Anaphylaxis, Asthma & Epilepsy Training for school staff Support for PSHE including RSE & Mental Health Workshops Implementing protocols & processes

11. What are we developing? School Health Profiles Gypsy & Traveller links Complex Needs Pathways Roadshows Health Reviews at other key transition points Texting

12. What are our aims?  To work in partnership with other agencies  To improve the health and well-being of all children and young people  To reduce health inequalities

13. Conclusion Excellent, well- resourced School Nursing Services work best in partnership with other health and education professions within schools and also with social care and wider services

14. References: Every Child Matters (DH & DfE 2004) Working Together to Safeguard Children (DH & DfE 2013) Healthy Lives, Healthy People (DH 2010) Children’s & Families Act (DfE 2014) Public Health Outcomes Framework 2013-16 (DH 2012) Getting it Right for Children, Young People and Families (DH 2012) Healthy Child Programme: 5 – 19 years old (DH 2009) Supporting Pupils at School with Medical Conditions (DfE 2004) Maximising the School Nursing Team Contribution to the Public Health of School- Aged Children (DH 2014)