May 2011 Update
Extracts from the British Journal of School Nursing, May 2011
Comment
The Department of Health (DH) recognises school nurses as a vital element of the nursing and children’s services workforce.
The DH tells BJSN about what the Development Programme for School Nursing consists of and how these developments will link with other government departments.
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BJSN Comments (PDF 374KB)
Letters
Many school nurses have contacted SAPHNA as a result of the Health Visiting Implementation Plan and the impact it already has on the profession in some areas.
Below is SAPHNA’s response to the Department of Health as well as a selection of some of the issues facing school nurses. The letters have been published with the authors’ consent and made anonymous as requested.
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BJSN Letters (PDF 143KB)