School nurses have a unique position of trust with young people and can be one of the professionals that young people turn to when they are working through their sexual orientation or gender identity and finding their identity. Stonewall’s School …
Childhood can be an incredible journey when children and young people are exposed to many new situations and challenges. For some this journey will be relatively unproblematic while for others the journey will be complex. Children and young people are …
School nurses are passionate about the health and wellbeing of children and young people, always striving to ensure services meet local needs and finding creative or innovative ways to improve delivery. The 4-5-6 model provided an opportunity to focus on …
Those eagle eyed tweeters amongst you may have noticed the #WeLearnSoMe hashtag on Twitter throughout March. WeLearn was a pilot project, a WeCommunities and PHE Chief Nurse Directorate collaboration. This was all about introducing a small group of school nurses to social …
We are embarking on a new journey! PHE and #Wecommunities are exploring new ways of learning and professionally developing using social media. So please welcome…… 'WeLearn - Lifelong learning into practice’. So what’s new? Well this is not a traditional …
Our forthcoming health visitor and school nurse networking events are crammed packed with speakers who are leading lights in safeguarding and experts in service improvements through service user engagement. We also have interactive workshops addressing a plethora of public health …
There has never been a greater need for robust and comprehensive School Nursing services for all our children and young people. According to ‘Future in Mind’ (2016), one in ten children needs support or treatment for mental health problems. With …
The Association for Young People's Health (AYPH) is pleased to launch a toolkit for school nurses, as part of Public Health England's school nurse team week of action. The toolkit, produced with support from Public Health England, has been designed …
Thanks to the huge efforts of councils, their health partners and frontline practitioners to equip young people with good information and early advice, the under-18 conception rate has fallen by 51% since 1998. However, rates young people remain at highest …
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 …
