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School nurses key role in addressing LGBT issues - Dr Justin Varney

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 …

Early adolescence - an incredible journey? Wendy Nicholson

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 …

Leadership – impact, outcomes and child focussed - Wendy Nicholson

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 …

WeLearn – embracing social learning! - Teresa Chinn and Wendy Nicholson

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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 …

Learning, reflections and social media - a journey not to be missed? by Wendy Nicholson

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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 …

Networking – an Art or Science?:  health visiting and school nurse networking events

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 …

Emotional health and wellbeing and complex needs: School Nurses are making a difference for children and young people by Jill Beswick

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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 …

School Nurse Toolkit - Improving young people's health literacy by Emma Rigby

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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 …

Teenage pregnancy and young parents: the key contribution of school nurses by Alison Hadley

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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 …

Abuse and violence: health visitors and school nurses ready to respond - by Wendy Nicholson

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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 …