Activities

In order to develop SAPHNA as the professional voice for School and Public Health Nursing we aim to continuously develop what we offer whilst at the same time producing information and resources which can benefit the communities in which we work.

We build on the experience and expertise of our nationally recognised Executive Committee and our members in identifying and developing new ways of working as well in producing resources which can enhance practice.

Stakeholder Groups (current and previous)

  • DH: Health child programme 5-19yrs
  • Scottish Executive: Virtual membership of relevant working parties
  • Scottish Executive: Health and well-being in schools project
  • NCB: Statutory guidance; Promoting the health of looked after children
  • DH/DFES; Review of Managing medicines in schools and early-years settings
  • NICE: The management of bedwetting and nocturnal enuresis in children and young people
  • NICE: The management of bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia in children and young people younger than 16 years in primary and secondary care
  • Children's Workforce Development Council: SAPHNA is a member of the reference group
  • Diabetes UK: Get Serious national campaign
  • Thomas Coram Research Institute: Promoting the health and wellbeing of children and young people through schools: the role of the nurse DoH/DfES School Nursing Stakeholder Group
  • DHSSPNI (Northern Ireland): Community Nursing Review
  • Scottish Executive: Virtual membership of relevant working parties
  • NCB: BME groups/Looked after Children
  • Nursing and Midwifery Council: Development of standards
  • NICE: Implementation of NICE guidance on promoting the mental well-being of children in primary schools
  • NICE: implementation tools for NICE guidance on alcohol and schools
  • QNIS: Consultation response to Visible, accessible and integrated care – the practitioners’ voice. A report commissioned by the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland of the views of school nurses concerning the introduction of the new Community Health Nurse role
  • British Agency for Adoption and Fostering: Invitation to attend LAC nurse meeting at BAAF
  • NCB: PHSE Forum/ Child safety consult
  • Children's Workforce Development Council: SAPHNA is a member of the reference group

Research

  • DH: Assessing the Nursing contribution to the Young People's Workforce
  • DfES/University of Bath: Am I Disabled? Promoting Disability Equality Duty
  • University of Anglia: SCPHN views on Migration to the third part of the register
  • International research on the varying roles of School Nursing (via DH)
  • Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London: The role of the School Nurse in Mental health promotion (The QUEST project)
  • De Montford University: Young People with Sickle Cell Disorders and Education Economic and Social Research Council

Resource Development and Promotion

Books

Some members of the executive are involved in contributing to, writing and reviewing books linked to school and public health nursing. SAPHNA also links publishers via our networks to potential authors.
Books

British Journal of School Nursing

We have SAPHNA pages in every edition. You can sign up for BJSN here:
www.school-nursing.co.uk

Training

We are working with a number of companies, institutions and partner agencies on supporting, developing and delivering training.

Conference

SAPHNA offers an annual conference and the executive committee work tirelessly to ensure excellent speakers on the diverse range of subjects and issues relevant to School and Public Health Nursing.

We also attend other conferences as speakers and exhibitors in the UK and internationally.

September 2011 Conference
September 2010 Conference
October 2009 Conference
October 2008 Conference
October 2007 Conference

NFSHE (National Forum of School Health Educators)

Joint working with SAPHNA on a number if issues pertaining to education and workforce development of School and Public Health Nursing