Thomas Coram Report

PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SCHOOLS: THE ROLE OF THE NURSE.
Research Report, January 2010

Extract from the Executive Summary

" 1. Introduction

The present study examined the different ways in which nurses are enabled and supported to contribute to the promotion and safeguarding of children and young people’s health and wellbeing within school settings. Through its various components, the study sought to identify the roles of nurses in schools, the sorts of challenges that nurses face in fulfilling the roles (and the expectations placed upon them), and the types of management, commissioning and strategic arrangements most likely to maximise the potential of nurses’ contribution to children’s and young people’s health and wellbeing.

The study was commissioned by the Department of Health (DH) and conducted by a team of researchers from the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU), Institute of Education (IOE). It took place between March 2008 and September 2009 and consisted of four main components: a preliminary review of key literature to inform the study; interviews with national and international stakeholders; a telephone survey about nursing practice in schools from a stratified sample of local authorities in England; and in-depth case studies in five local areas in England. An expert advisory group supported and advised the research team throughout the various phases of the study"

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