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School Nursing scrutiny panel 23 rd February 2012

School Nursing scrutiny panel 23 rd February 2012. Challenges. Capacity to deliver services equitably Expectations of schools Responding to national agendas Consistent data - information Relationships with schools – impact on service delivery.

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School Nursing scrutiny panel 23 rd February 2012

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  1. School Nursing scrutiny panel 23rd February 2012

  2. Challenges • Capacity to deliver services equitably • Expectations of schools • Responding to national agendas • Consistent data - information • Relationships with schools – impact on service delivery. • Inequitable staffing across the county – training concerns, no national workload tool. • Caseload complexity • Changing education ‘landscape’

  3. 2 key challenges • Staff training • Complexity of workload • Safeguarding • CLA • Mental health

  4. How the service prioritises…. • Priority Safeguarding, vulnerable children, LAC, immunisation programmes, School entry health assessments & screening, support for children with complex health needs, Domestic Abuse, targeted A&E work. • Core additional work to the priority work including the provision of open access Drop-in sessions, continence services, A & E follow up, support for children with complex needs at health reviews. • Non urgent new parent’s evening, secondary transfer, PSHE, NEET.

  5. Staff • Recruitment - nationally low numbers of trained school nurses. • Number of training places in Hertfordshire. • Historically lower level of investment. • Frustration at level of National focus on HV recruitment. • Inability to offer full public health role for which they are trained because of capacity • Low Morale/High level of commitment.

  6. Complex workload • Impact of loss of extended schools programme and level of outreach work. • Thresholds for social care involvement • Numbers of children in school with complex health and social needs.

  7. Caseloads • South: 15095; Primary 31; Secondary 7; WTE SN 1:5.3 • East: 27123; Primary 73; Secondary 13; WTE SN 1:8.48 • North: 16121; Primary 49; Secondary 6; WTE SN 1:6.76 • Welwyn & Hatfield: 14129; Primary 41; Secondary 6; WTE SN 1:10 • Stevenage: 15661; Primary 33; Secondary 11; WTE SN 1:6.8 • Watford & 3R: 27081; Primary 62; Secondary 8; WTE SN 1:9.3 • St. Albans & Harpenden: 28886; Primary 47; Secondary 13; WTE SN 1:11.32 • Hertsmere: 16832; Primary 34; Secondary 6; WTE SN 1:7.54 • Dacorum: 20000; Primary 60; Secondary 8; WTE SN 1:11.5

  8. Safeguarding

  9. CLA

  10. Mental health

  11. Actions. • Development group to promote and standardise good practice • Capitalising on passion and commitment of school nurses to develop the service. • Ongoing training to support key areas of the role e.g. mental health • Improving local links with colleagues in social care • Working with commissioners to clarify specification.

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