School and Public Health Nurses Association (SAPHNA)

Warwickshire school health and wellbeing service student SCPHN SN showcase their excellent work for home educated children School nurses are not just for schools and Education Otherwise has been working...

PHE Reproductive Health, Sexual Health and HIV Innovation Fund 2021-22

We need to look after ourselves too if we are to properly safeguard children ‘Our exploiters are having a field day with child sexual exploitation/child criminal exploitation affecting more than...

Angela presented with Caroline Lowton School Nurse Award Inspirational school nurse Angela Fletcher is the first recipient of the Caroline Lowton School Nurse Award. Caroline’s close colleagues and friends met...

Written by Katie Campbell – Student School Nurse Children and Family Health Surrey Due to a last minute breakdown in the alternative placement I had organised, SAPHNA  responded to my...

Webinar: Sexual violence and harrasment in schools 11th October 2021 – 16.00hrs Presenter: Janine Rodderick, Independent Consultant Sexual Violence and Domestic Abuse. This is free of charge for members of...

Following a request from the Department of Health and Social Care for advice on a possible extension of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)...

The School and Public Health Nurses Association are looking to establish an Expert Advisory Board to help direct our support to the Independent School Nursing workforce. We are now seeking...

Dear Colleagues, We would urgently ask you to sign this petition and encourage stakeholders, service users and other relevant public to do the same. Cuts to School Nursing service MUST...

Keeping children safe in education 2021 Statutory guidance for schools andcolleges

Fears over funding cuts by Hampshire County Council Hampshire County Council cuts under fire from health leaders

SAPHNA are delighted to have facilitated and supported the local government association in the publishing of Northamptonshire and Sefton school nursing services work here; fabulous exemplars of best practice!

Tobacco use in young people: being emic to end the epidemic Detailed mapping of the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and policy options in young people (aged 15-24 years) will...

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All Our Health: County Lines Exploitation This is a bite-sized session to give health and care professionals an overview of County Lines Exploitation – including key evidence, data and signposting...

The West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership (WY&H HCP) Race Equalities Network are helping to educate and raise awareness of the ongoing racial injustice and everyday discrimination faced...

Blog: A safer return to schools

Self harm survey for 0-19 research network You are invited to complete this questionnaire – Alternatives to self-harm in young people, which should take no more than 5-10 minutes to...

Health professionals have warned that cuts to health visiting and school nursing services in Hampshire risk harming children and could be replicated across England.

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that more ‘sensitive’ parenting in early childhood results in significant long-term savings to...

in response to Hampshire County Councils consultation and proposed cuts to public health services Joint letters from the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) and the School and Public Health Nurses...

News release: Collective system failure puts vulnerable children at risk Read our letters in response to Hampshire County Councils consultation and proposed cuts to public health services

This AED slide contains a useful guide to unresponsive victims, including an interesting survival statistic.

The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have today – on national RSE Day – launched an updated version of...

Vision and Hearing Screening Really Does Make a Difference: HMP YOI Cookham Wood Case Study

The Annual Report Celebration is an opportunity to showcase the role of Directors of Public Health by shining a spotlight on the great work being carried out by local public...

Request to SAPHNA colleagues Please see attached from our own wonderful Jess. We would be delighted to get as many responses as possible by the summer term to support her...

From Research Idea to Funding Application: GettingYour Grant Proposal Together Thursday 15 July 2021 – Online via Blackboard Collaborate The Research Design Service Yorkshire and Humber (RDS YH) offers support...

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