Schools: Nurses

(asked on 2nd September 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to NHS workforce statistics, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the reduction in the number of school nurses since 2010.


This question was answered on 8th September 2016

Since April 2013, local authorities have been responsible for public health locally, including commissioning public health services for school aged children and decisions should be based around local needs.

No formal assessment has been made of recent changes to school nursing numbers by the Department or Public Health England (PHE).

PHE has professional leadership responsibility for school nursing and supports local decision making through the sharing of evidence and guidance. PHE published commissioning guidance in January 2016 and continues to work with key partners, including the Department, to develop further approaches to strengthen and support school nursing teams and local delivery.

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