This element of the service consists mostly of School Nurses working closely with each school to:
- Take an overview of the health needs of the children and young people in the school
- Provide expert advice to the school on health needs
- Undertake risk assessments of each school’s ability to protect the health of their children and young people
- Support schools to develop appropriate Quality Assurance processes for health in schools
- Support schools in the development and maintenance of Individual Health Care Plans (IHCPs)
- Identify health training needs of staff in schools and agree training plan with each school
- Work with the Safeguarding team to keep pupils with health conditions safe, manage risk and reduce harm
- Identify key health issues in schools