School Nurses contribution to PSHE Penny Greenwood Associate Lead Nurse: Children, Young People and Families Public Health England 31 st January 2017
2 Improving early years a public health Getting Longer approach it Right Lives in Early Years PHE national priorities Improving health outcomes - reducing inequalities Tackling obesity, particularly among children Reducing smoking and stopping children starting Reducing harmful drinking and alcohol-related hospital admissions Ensuring every child has the best start in life Tackling the growth in antimicrobial resistance Public Health England (2014) From Evidence into Action: Opportunities to Protect and Improve the Nation s Health
CYP and Families: a life course approach The first years of life are a critical opportunity for building healthy, resilient and capable children, young people and adults Public Health Nursing and Midwifery Marmot 2010, Fair Society, Healthy Lives: The Marmot Review 3 Commissioning for outcomes: Public health nursing
4 Improving early years Longer a Lives public health approach Reducing inequalities - School readiness
Mental health matters Oral health Childhood obesity Child safety Transition Complex needs Reducing inequalities - the school-aged years 5 Celebrating 0-19 services: Driven by excellence, underpinned by innovation and evidence
Health visitors and school nurses leading public health delivery Re-affirming the leadership role of health visitors & school nursing services in the delivery of public health to schoolage children Holistic care and support both in and out of school settings Delivery centred around the child, young people and family 6 Improving early years a public health approach
Transformed Services Evidence Based Practice 7 Improving early years a public health approach
School nurses leaders in public health Commissioned by local authorities as part of the PH grant and in some areas co-commissioned by schools Registered nurses who have undertaken additional training to qualify as specialist community public health nurses The single biggest workforce specifically trained and skilled to deliver public health for school-aged children (5-24) Clinically skilled in providing holistic, individualised and population health; assessment, with a broad range of skills at universal and universal plus health interventions In a unique position within community and education settings to support multi-disciplinary teams, with relationships within primary and secondary care 8 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer
School nurses working with schools to improve pupil wellbeing and contribute to PHSE Advise and support schools with their public health agendas NCMP, Childhood flu Provide health education, advice and sign posting to other sources of information including sexual health, anti-bullying, mental health services and obesity management School nurse led health workshops linked to school priorities Health protection imms and support wider HP & infection control School nurses to deliver PSHE lessons/assembly Anonymous ways for pupils to contact the school nurse Working with vulnerable groups young carers, children with disabilities for example. Schools can commission additional school nurse time 9 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer
School nursing service: visible, accessible and confidential, Ensure children, young people and families are offered a core programme of evidence based preventative health care with additional care and support for those who need it. Classroom-based delivery by school nurses Individual contact with school nurses Wider outreach and working with outside agencies Pathway documents, including Developing strong relationships and supporting positive sexual health Work with young people to develop digital badges 10 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer
11 Commissioning for outcomes: Public health nursing Place-based commissioning for children young people and families
Child health profiles www.chimat.org.uk/profiles A snapshot of child health and wellbeing for each local area in England using key indicators National Child and Maternal Health Intelligence Network (ChiMat) Compare performance locally, regionally, nationally 12 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer
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Resource; Nana Quawson Public health contribution of nurses and midwives: Guidance Penny.greenwood@phe.gov.uk @greendwoodpj 14 Improving Getting early years early it Right a public years in health Early a approach public Yearshealth approach