Domestic violence is a sensitive issue – people find it hard to discuss domestic violence and the impact it can have both for the individual and the family. Evidence tells us families may live with domestic abuse for a significant …
In July 2015, PHE together with SAPHNA hosted the School Nurse International Conference (SNIC 2015. Over 300 delegates from across the globe gathered in Greenwich for a spectacular 4 day conference, focussing on on the public health of children …
The childhood obesity rate is increasing within England and this has received much media and professional attention, school nurses, as public health nurses and leaders of the Healthy Child Programme 5-19 are well placed to tackle this major public health …
Health care is continually changing to meet the needs of our population. Children and young people are consumers of health services but their needs are sometimes overlooked and we offer adult-centred approaches to deliver services to them. School nursing services …
Supporting the health and wellbeing of school aged children requires a workforce with expert knowledge, defined public health knowledge and the ability to respond to a plethora of issues raised by children, young people and families. School nurses and their …
I am really looking forward to meeting everyone at the School and Public Health Nurses Association (SAPHNA) conference tomorrow. I am speaking on the vision for nursing and midwifery - especially from public health nursing perspective - and very interested …
