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Publication #6351
Reference
Name
The school nursing role in integrated community nursing teams school nursing priority areas and pathways
Categories
Scottish Government
Organization
Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates
Keywords
NHS
SCOTLAND
YOUNG PEOPLE
CHILDREN;SCHOOLS
NHS HEALTH SCOTLAND
HEALTH BOARDS
Description
The refocused School Nursing role will concentrate primarily on ten priority areas under the overall headings of vulnerable children and families, mental health and wellbeing, and risk-taking behaviour.
The ten priority areas are set out in this document. The areas have been identified from evidence and have a sound rationale to support actions. They represent public health priority areas, and interventions on each have been found to be effective in preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the impacts of which not only affect health and development potential in childhood but can also persist deep into adulthood. School nurses have vitally important roles in preventing ACEs and, where they have occurred, mitigating their short- and long-term effects.
Supporting pathways have also been developed, providing additional detail summarising the broad nature of the refocused school nurse role within some of the more complex and overarching priority areas. These pathways have been developed in partnership with stakeholders and seek to clarify the focus of the school nursing contribution.
The ten priority areas are set out in this document. The areas have been identified from evidence and have a sound rationale to support actions. They represent public health priority areas, and interventions on each have been found to be effective in preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the impacts of which not only affect health and development potential in childhood but can also persist deep into adulthood. School nurses have vitally important roles in preventing ACEs and, where they have occurred, mitigating their short- and long-term effects.
Supporting pathways have also been developed, providing additional detail summarising the broad nature of the refocused school nurse role within some of the more complex and overarching priority areas. These pathways have been developed in partnership with stakeholders and seek to clarify the focus of the school nursing contribution.
Contact Name
Gillian Overton
Contact Email
Contact Address
Created
2018-09-27 00:00:00
Download URL
External Link: https://www.gov.scot/Publications/2018/09/7814
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