School Nursing leads on the Healthy Child Programme for school aged children and young people giving advice, early stage help and for some, supporting referrals to more specialist services.

We can help children and young people to develop positive behaviours and understanding around a range of health and wellbeing issues as a group or individual, at home, in school or in the community. 

We will work with others in public health to promote and prevent ill health so every individual can reach their potential. 

School nursing are also part of the team of professionals who deliver local safeguarding arrangements.

The types of health and wellbeing issues that school nursing can help with are:

Healthy  lifestyles - food, sleep, oral health, physical activity, personal care.

Developing healthy relationships  and managing intimate relationships (as age appropriate).

Resilience building – to manage life events, social situations and understanding normal reactions.

Keeping safe - options for managing substance misuse including, drugs, alcohol, smoking and vaping.

Developmental expectations - primary nocturnal enuresis, audiology, puberty.

Accessing the universal health offer for groups where this may be more difficult e.g., highly mobile families in the military, those educated at home or children and young people with SEND.

Linking with long-term conditions specialist teams (allergies, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy) for health issues outside of specialist pathways.

Requests for School Nursing can be made by

• Young people
• Caregivers
• Schools 
• Other professionals. 

If we can help, you’ll be offered either advice, guidance or the opportunity to meet to explore and plan how to manage the situation.

If the situation has been going on for a long time or is complicated, school nursing can help find the most suitable service /person and with an immediate safety plan.

School nursing is a year round service for all school aged children and young people aged 5 - 19 whether or not they are attending school. 

Operating times, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm all year

round (apart from from Bank Holidays).

Text: ChatHealth Lines

Parent: 07480 635515   

Young People aged 11-19: 07480 635516

Phone: School Nurse Duty Line on 0300 790 9854

Email: with a completed referral form SN referral form 2026.docx