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School nurse shortage leaves ‘a third’ of teaching assistants look for other jobs
Author: tes
Open School nurse shortage leaves ‘a third’ of teaching assistants look for other jobs
How schools are forced to fill the public services void
Author: Schools Week
Open How schools are forced to fill the public services void
Calls for 11,000 more school nurses in UK as children’s needs grow
Author: The Guardian – Annie O’Neill
Open Calls for 11,000 more school nurses in UK as children’s needs grow
This article is more than 1 month old ‘It all hinges on wellbeing’: UK school nurses’ crucial, underfunded role
Author: The Guardian – Anne O’Neill
Open This article is more than 1 month old ‘It all hinges on wellbeing’: UK school nurses’ crucial, underfunded role
Adolescent vaping; a sweet profit!
Author: The Lancet – Child & Adolescent Health
Open Adolescent vaping; a sweet profit!
Teens on screens: Life online for children and young adults revealed
Author: Ofcom
Open Teens on screens: Life online for children and young adults revealed
Class report: the state of school nursing
Author: RCN
Open Class report: the state of school nursing
British Journal of Child Health – Dec 2022 edition
Author: BJN Publish date: 02/12/2022
Open British Journal of Child Health – Dec 2022 edition
Burgers and coats: county lines gangs exploit hardship to recruit UK kids
Author: The Guardian
Open Burgers and coats: county lines gangs exploit hardship to recruit UK kids
Children and young people’s wellbeing and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic
Author: NFER
Open Children and young people’s wellbeing and mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic
Virtual school nurses can play a pivotal role in schools
Author: eSchool News
Open Virtual school nurses can play a pivotal role in schools
Protecting children from harms of vaping
Author: BMJ
Open Protecting children from harms of vaping
Food insecurity, poor dietary intake and a lack of free meal uptake amongst 16–17-year-old college students in the northeast of England, UK

Open Food insecurity, poor dietary intake and a lack of free meal uptake amongst 16–17-year-old college students in the northeast of England, UK
Addressing the health challenge of long COVID
Author: BMA
Open Addressing the health challenge of long COVID
New improving retention guide | NHS Employers

Open New improving retention guide | NHS Employers
Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) 2022: summary of changes

Open Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) 2022: summary of changes
Skill-mix change and outcomes in primary care: Longitudinal analysis of general practices in England 2015–2019
Author: Science Direct
Open Skill-mix change and outcomes in primary care: Longitudinal analysis of general practices in England 2015–2019
New guide outlines steps to tackle woefully inadequate educational provision for children in custody
Author: The Howard League
Open New guide outlines steps to tackle woefully inadequate educational provision for children in custody
Educational poverty: how children in residential care have been let down and what to do about it
Author: UK Parliament
Open Educational poverty: how children in residential care have been let down and what to do about it
Behaviour in Schools Advice for headteachers and school staff
Author: Dept. of Ed
Open Behaviour in Schools Advice for headteachers and school staff
Respecting me, you, us: building healthy relationships and creating positive cultures
Author: CEOP
Open Respecting me, you, us: building healthy relationships and creating positive cultures
Everybody’s affected Peer on peer sexual harassment among learners
Author: Welsh Parliament Children, Young People and Education Committee
Open Everybody’s affected Peer on peer sexual harassment among learners
Young people’s views on digital ways of accessing primary care
Author: AYPH
Open Young people’s views on digital ways of accessing primary care
Exploring the potential of a school‑based online health and wellbeing screening tool: professional stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences
Author: BMC Public Health
Open Exploring the potential of a school‑based online health and wellbeing screening tool: professional stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences
School Nurse Practice: A Descriptive Spanish Study
Author: National Library of Medicine
Open School Nurse Practice: A Descriptive Spanish Study
Child Protection in England – National review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson
Author: GOV.UK
Open Child Protection in England – National review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson
The impact of five years of the two-child limit policy
Author: Child Poverty Action Group, the Church of England, Women’s Aid, Turn2Us and the Refugee Council, All kids count: the impact of the two-child limit after two years, 2019
Open The impact of five years of the two-child limit policy
Gender Dysphoria
Author: Stephanie Davies-Arai invited speaker
Open Gender Dysphoria
A Rapid Review and Narrative Synthesis of the Consequences of Non-Inclusive Sex Education in UK Schools on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Young People

Open A Rapid Review and Narrative Synthesis of the Consequences of Non-Inclusive Sex Education in UK Schools on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Young People
School nurses to equip pupils with wellbeing ‘toolbox’ over summer break

Open School nurses to equip pupils with wellbeing ‘toolbox’ over summer break
The health impacts of Sure Start – Institute For Fiscal Studies – IFS

Open The health impacts of Sure Start – Institute For Fiscal Studies – IFS
LGBTQ+ young people; Just Like Us

Open LGBTQ+ young people; Just Like Us
Co-producing a social determinants of health questionnaire for an urban population in community child health

Open Co-producing a social determinants of health questionnaire for an urban population in community child health
Changing the perfect picture: an inquiry into body image
Author: UK Parliament
Open Changing the perfect picture: an inquiry into body image

Books

Pocket book of primary health care for children and adolescents: guidelines for health promotion, disease prevention and management from the newborn period to adolescence (2022)
Author: WHO
Open Pocket book of primary health care for children and adolescents: guidelines for health promotion, disease prevention and management from the newborn period to adolescence (2022)
Mental Health First Aid
Author: Maudsley Learn
Open Mental Health First Aid
Last summer in Soho
Author: Jessica Streeting Publish date: 25/04/2019
Open Last summer in Soho
Stand Tall Little Girl
Author: Hope Virgo Publish date: 06/03/2018
Open Stand Tall Little Girl
Beam Project
Author: Siobhan Pyburn
Open Beam Project

Britsh Journal of School Nursing – SAPHNA pages

School nursing services and continuity of care
Author: Sharon White OBE
Open School nursing services and continuity of care
The impact of school nurse interventions: behaviour change and mental health
Author: Gillian Turner, Sean Mackay Publish date: 24/12/2015
Open The impact of school nurse interventions: behaviour change and mental health

Child & young people’s health

Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children – GOV.UK

Open Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children – GOV.UK
All our health

Open All our health
The state of children’s mental health services 2020/21
Author: Children’s Commissioner
Open The state of children’s mental health services 2020/21
Key messages from research on child sexual abuse perpetrated by adults

Open Key messages from research on child sexual abuse perpetrated by adults
Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy

Open Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy
Population vs Individual Prediction of Poor Health From Results of Adverse Childhood Experiences Screening

Open Population vs Individual Prediction of Poor Health From Results of Adverse Childhood Experiences Screening
Looked After Children (LAC) – guidance

Open Looked After Children (LAC) – guidance
Lindsay Graham: Eradicating food poverty—it is our duty to care and to advocate

Open Lindsay Graham: Eradicating food poverty—it is our duty to care and to advocate
Looked After Children: Roles and Competencies of Healthcare Staff | Royal College of Nursing

Open Looked After Children: Roles and Competencies of Healthcare Staff | Royal College of Nursing
NICE guideline on Diabetes (type 1 and type 2) in children and young people: diagnosis and management
Author: NICE
Open NICE guideline on Diabetes (type 1 and type 2) in children and young people: diagnosis and management
Peer-on-peer sexual abuse
Author: NSPCC
Open Peer-on-peer sexual abuse
Mental Health of Children and Young People in England, 2020: Wave 1 follow up to the 2017 survey
Author: Lifestyles Team, NHS Digital
Open Mental Health of Children and Young People in England, 2020: Wave 1 follow up to the 2017 survey
RSHE implementation guidance ‘Plan your Relationships, Sex and Health Education curriculum’ and teacher training materials
Author: Gov.uk
Open RSHE implementation guidance ‘Plan your Relationships, Sex and Health Education curriculum’ and teacher training materials
Plan your Relationships, Sex and Health Education
Author: Gov.uk
Open Plan your Relationships, Sex and Health Education
Child oral health update (3 years)

Open Child oral health update (3 years)
Child oral health update (3-6 years)

Open Child oral health update (3-6 years)
Child oral health update (7+ years)

Open Child oral health update (7+ years)
RCPCH State of Child Health 2020

Open RCPCH State of Child Health 2020
Best start in life and beyond: Improving public health outcomes for children, young people and families
Author: Public Health England Publish date: 01/03/2018
Open Best start in life and beyond: Improving public health outcomes for children, young people and families
Cost-effective commissioning for continence care
Author: APPG for Continence Care
Open Cost-effective commissioning for continence care
Excellence in continence care
Author: NHS England Publish date: 01/06/2018
Open Excellence in continence care
Nursing in schools: how school nurses support pupils with long-term health conditions
Author: Amy Edwards, Cathy Street and Katie Rix Publish date: 01/09/2016
Open Nursing in schools: how school nurses support pupils with long-term health conditions
Poverty and child health in the UK: using evidence for action
Author: Sophie Wickham, Elspeth Anwar, Ben Barr, Catherine Law and David Taylor-Robinson
Open Poverty and child health in the UK: using evidence for action
Safeguarding unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children
Author: Department for Education Publish date: 01/11/2017
Open Safeguarding unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children
School aged years high impact area 6: seamless transition and preparation for adulthood. School nurses leading the Healthy Child Programme 5-19
Author: Public Health England Publish date: 01/11/2018
Open School aged years high impact area 6: seamless transition and preparation for adulthood. School nurses leading the Healthy Child Programme 5-19
Supporting pupils with medical conditions at school
Author: Department for Education Publish date: 01/09/2014
Open Supporting pupils with medical conditions at school
Tackling child sexual exploitation online
Author: Home Office and The Rt Hon Sajid Javid Publish date: 03/09/2018
Open Tackling child sexual exploitation online
What good children and young people’s public health looks like
Author: Virginia Pearson (ADPH), Eustace De Sousa (PHE) and Andrew Furber (PHE) on behalf of the WGLL Thematic Group on Children & Young People’s Public Health (0-19)
Open What good children and young people’s public health looks like

Childhood obesity

Covid-19 Information and resources

IHV/SAPHNA/RCN/CPHVA Suggested Curriculum for SCPHN training

Recommended national curriculum
Author: Dr Robert Nettleton, Dr Karen Stansfield, Dr Karen Whittaker, Emeritus Professor Dame Sarah Cowley Publish date: 01/03/2019
Open Recommended national curriculum

Miscellaneous

PHE and School nursing blogs

REVISED PHE Healthy child programme 0 to 19: health visitor and school nurse commissioning

Open REVISED PHE Healthy child programme 0 to 19: health visitor and school nurse commissioning
Giving every child the best start in life

Open Giving every child the best start in life
Apprenticeships that support Public Health Careers
Author: Gov.uk publication Publish date: 13/01/2020
Open Apprenticeships that support Public Health Careers
Value of vaccines resources
Author: Gov.uk
Open Value of vaccines resources

Reports

Resources

Sharon writes for Nursing in practice

Reflecting on the impact on school nursing and our schools since children have returned
Author: Sharon White OBE Publish date: 01/10/2020
Open Reflecting on the impact on school nursing and our schools since children have returned
School nurses have used technology to great effect during lockdown
Author: Sharon White OBE
Open School nurses have used technology to great effect during lockdown

Transition into adult services

From the pond into the sea
Author: CQC Publish date: 01/06/2014
Open From the pond into the sea

Young Carer Blogs

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