The model in practice

Section 4: The model in practice

Universal Reach is provided to all school aged children and young people and ensures that School Nurses are accessible and visible for all to use .

Case study 4 (appendix) demonstrates how School Nurses can improve the uptake of the school immunisation .

Case Study 5 (appendix) details how School Nurses can use the National Child Measurement Programme to provide bespoke specialist support to families with overweight children .

Case study 6 (appendix) gives an example of how School Nurses support children’s medical needs in school by providing training on anaphylaxis to education staff .

Case study 7 (appendix) shows how School Nurses are using You’re Welcome quality criteria to develop young people universal friendly health services .

Case Study 8 (appendix) details a School Nurse health and wellbeing plus clinic available for high schools to reduce teenage pregnancies and STI’s . The service offers sexual health advice, distribution of condoms, STI screening, administration of emergency contraception, pregnancy testing . Information and advice are available on many important issues such as understanding consent, recognising a safe/unsafe relationship and spotting the signs of grooming .

Personalised Response offers support for children and young people with additional needs and/or require early help . This may involve School Nurses working with other professionals to support a child with additional needs or with specific vulnerabilities.

Case study 9 and case study 10 (appendix) show how School Nurses can develop high quality services for all children who have continence issues .

Case Study 11 (appendix) provides an example of how School Nurses can provide a rapid response to ensure vulnerable young people access specialist services .

Specialist Support School Nurses have vital skills, clinical knowledge and expertise . They are pivotal in their links between schools, homes and health services and therefore make a significant contribution to multi-disciplinary teams .

Case study 12 (appendix) details a School Nursing project to reduce poor outcomes for vulnerable and high-risk young people . The project aims are to improve young people’s resilience and life chances including wellbeing and employability .

Case study 13-17 (appendix) show how a series of wellbeing workshops, emotional and mental health wellbeing packages of care and digital tools such as E clinics, electronic referrals and electronic health needs assessments can help reduce referrals to CAMHS .

Case study 18 (appendix) demonstrates how a School Nurse can make a difference in outcomes for Looked After Children .

Case study 19 (appendix) details how virtual collaboration with Social Care supported vulnerable children and young people during the covid-19 pandemic . For more examples of case studies of School Nurses developing new ways of supporting families during a pandemic see . https://www.local.gov. uk/healthy-child-programme-during-covid-19

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