School nursing (general)

The school nursing team are part of the 0-19 nursing team who work with children and young people up to 19 years and their families.

School nurses are registered nurses who have completed additional specialist training in school nursing.

The 0-19 teams work with families to identify any health needs early on and to give support with parenting and health advice. You will be contacted by the health visiting service at antenatal contact and support will continue when your child goes to school, when our school nurses will become your main service for support with parenting and health matters.

Our school nursing teams across Surrey promote health and emotional wellbeing in schools and in the community. They do this by:

• Being available to young people, parents, carers and teaching staff to address any concerns about a child’s health
• Providing health advice to help children and young people make the most of their education
• Completing health reviews with children starting primary and secondary school
• Holding health drop-ins in secondary schools which offer young people an opportunity to discuss health issues confidentially
• Supporting young people who have specific medical needs and providing relevant training for staff to help manage these needs
• Delivering classroom-based health education
• Supporting immunisation programmes in school
• Leading community clinics to help children with night-time wetting
• Working with school-aged children in the community who have been excluded or where families have chosen to educate at home.