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School Nurses provide a full range of services to children and young people in school and community settings. They work in partnership with children, young people, families, teachers, schools, and other agencies both statutory and voluntary. They aim to facilitate healthy life style choices and improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people.
School nursing teams provide school entry screening and 'drop-in' sessions for young people. They offer advice and support, and listen (confidentially) on a one to one basis. They refer and liaise with other people and organisations. School nurses also undertake immunizations and other health screening activities. They support children with chronic and complex medical and provide advice to families and teachers.
School nurses promote health via personal social health education sessions and sexual health relationship education as very important areas of their work. This is in addition to mental health and emotional wellbeing support and addressing the needs of children who are looked after or excluded from school. They are also responsible for working with others to safeguard children and all their work is in line with Every Child Matters, Change for Children principles.
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