Your chance to influence change. Review of School Nursing Services. Secondary Schools and Colleges - Parent and Carer Feedback

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1 Review of School Nursing Services Secondary Schools and Colleges - Parent and Carer Feedback Mon 2 September 2013 Fri 30 November 2013 Your chance to influence change Health and Wellbeing Big plans for the health of our people

2 Introduction Following the publication of the national document Getting it right for children, young people and families maximising the contribution of the school nursing team: Vision and Call to Action a local review of school nursing in the context of school aged healthy child services is taking place. This will ensure Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council delivers the best possible services for children and young people across the Borough now and in the future. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council recently published its Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy which influences a variety of services delivered by Stockton Borough Council. This strategy outlines the following key priorities in relation to school nursing: Give every child the best start in life Enable all children, young people and adults to maximise their capabilities and have control over their lives Strengthen the role and impact of ill health prevention Background to the School Nursing Review In Stockton-on-Tees the school nursing service is provided by North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust (Community Services Division) for all school aged children and young people across the Borough. School nursing is a universal service which means that every child and young person can get support directly around common health issues. The service also helps make sure young people with more complex needs can receive extra support when they need it; and works with other providers of health services to offer support to children and young people. The role of a school nurse is to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people by delivering or offering support around: Keeping healthy Immunisations Emotional health Risk taking behaviours such as drugs and alcohol Sexual health education (appropriate to the child s age) Health checks Healthy eating and weight management The Healthy Child Programme Nationally early intervention is recognised as a key priority in both education and health settings for young people. Providing health services that promote positive lifestyle choices to all school aged children is seen as a successful tool in tackling potential future health issues. The Healthy Child Programme is a Department of Health initiative, which focuses on early help to keep children and young people safe and healthy. The programme also provides access to a wider range of specialist support when a child or young person has additional health needs. The programme recommends that education; health and other services work together on national health priorities including emotional health, promoting healthy weight, long term illnesses and disability, sexual health, drugs and alcohol. School nursing is a key part of the school age healthy child programme. In order for the programme to continue to meet the needs of children, young people and families. Stockton Borough Council s Public Health Team will be working with parents, stakeholders, children and young people to ensure they have a voice in developing services that are right for them. Tell us what you think The consultation will begin on Monday September 2 and will run for 12 weeks with a deadline of completing the survey of Friday 29 November. During this time we are interested to hear the views of people who are interested in or directly affected by the school nursing service. You can let us know your thoughts on these proposals in a variety of ways, as detailed below. Please note this survey aims to capture the views of parents/carers about the school nurse service/healthy child services for school aged children and young people as a whole not about individual professionals. 2 Review of School Nurse Services

3 You can submit your response by: Completing it online at: Complete the survey at the back of this document and returning it in the Freepost envelope OR completing it on line at: Alternatively you can us your thoughts about the school nursing service directly to Your survey needs to be completed and returned to us by Friday 29 November If you require any help when completing the questionnaire or have any questions in relation to the school nursing review please call Gemma Mann, Health Improvement Specialist on (01642) or There are a variety of surveys which have been generated for different services users, including separate ones for those with children in primary, secondary and special schools as well as colleges. We welcome you to fill out as many surveys as necessary if you have a variety of different aged children that you are the parent or carer for. Please note all answers you give will remain anonymous (nobody will be able to identify which views you expressed or which comments you made) information you give will be used to help Stockton Borough Council review health child services for school aged children in the Borough; and, all information will be stored and used in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council s Information Security Policy. If you want to know more about the information the Council holds about you please contact the Director of Law and Democracy, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. By taking part you have the option to receive a summary of the findings of the review and also the opportunity to be entered into a free prize draw to win a 50 Tees Active gift voucher. Next Steps We will collect the views of everyone who responds to this survey, along with the results of specialist face to face consultation activities and any comments ed directly regarding the service. Once these have been collated we will consider all responses and use this when creating a specification for the new School Nurse Service, which will come into effect in Review of School Nurse Services 3

4 School Nurse Consultation (Primary School) How old is your child / children? (please tick) Please tick 4-6 years 6-8 years 8-10 years years Child 1 Child 2 Child 3 Child 4 Child 5 What school do they attend? Child 1 Child 2 Child 3 Child 4 Child 5 Are you aware of the Stockton-on-Tees school nurse team? Yes No Not sure Do you know how to contact the Stockton-on-Tees Yes No Not sure school nurse team to discuss concerns you may have about your child s health and wellbeing? Thinking about the following ways in which you could contact a school nurse, please tell us which you have used previously and which you would prefer to use in the future. I / We have used this communication channel I / We would prefer to use this in the future to school nurse team Letter to school nurse team Telephone call to school nurse team Through the teacher at school 4 Review of School Nurse Services

5 Do you know what services the Stockton-on-Tees school nurse team provide? (please tick all that apply): Advice and information about sexual health Advice and information about contraception Advice and information around drugs and alcohol Advice and information around smoking Bed wetting clinics Dental health advice Exercise / physical activity advice Health education for individuals and groups Healthy eating advice Home visits to give health advice Immunisations Mental and emotional health support Parenting advice Puberty talks/ advice Screening to check height, weight and vision Support and advice on relationships (e.g. bullying) Support with accessing other health services (e.g. counselling) Support with specific health issues (e.g. diabetes / asthma/ management of headlice) To deliver health assessments Weight management (e.g. being over / underweight) advice Yes I know they Not sure if The school nurse provide this they provide team don t this provide this Review of School Nurse Services 5

6 In the last school year, as far as you are aware, did your child get any information, advice or support from the Stockton-on-Tees school nurse team? If they did, how helpful was it? Advice and information about sexual health Advice and information about contraception Advice and information around drugs and alcohol Advice and information around smoking Bed wetting clinics Dental health advice Exercise / physical activity advice Health education for individuals and groups Healthy eating advice Home visits to give health advice Immunisations Mental and emotional health support Parenting advice Puberty talks/ advice Screening to check height, weight and vision Support and advice on relationships (e.g. bullying) Support with accessing other health services (e.g. counselling) Support with specific health issues (e.g. diabetes / asthma/ management of headlice) To deliver health assessments Weight management (e.g. being over / underweight) advice 6 Review of School Nurse Services Yes it Yes it Yes - it Yes it Yes - it My child I can t was very was quite neither was quite was very didn t get remember helpful helpful helpful unhelpful unhelpful any so I can t if my child nor comment got any so unhelpful I can t comment

7 How would you like to find out about what a school nurse does and how they can help you / your child? (please tick your top 3) Drop in sessions (without an appointment) from the school nurse team Information on websites (e.g. Stockton Borough Council website / school website) Leaflet Letter from the school nurse team Posters If you would like to, please tell us why you have picked your top 3 preferences... To what extent would you be happy to see a school nurse in the following settings for information, advice and support about your child / children s health? Scale (please tick) Most preferred No preference Least preferred A community centre At home At my child s school Doctor s surgery Health centre Please look at the list of health issues below and tell us which are your 5 key health concerns for your child? Bed wetting Contraception Dental health Exercise / physical activity Healthy eating How to access specialist health services (e.g. counselling) Immunisations Mental / emotional health Parenting advice Puberty / Body confidence Relationship problems (e.g. bullying) Screening to check height, weight and vision Sexual health Smoking Specific health issues (e.g. asthma / diabetes) Weight management (being over / underweight) Review of School Nurse Services 7

8 Is there anything else you think could help children and young people of school age in the Borough of Stockton on Tees stay healthy and well? Alternatively you can your suggestions to Do you want to receive a summary of the findings of this review? If yes please provide your contact details here: Name... Address......Postcode... If you would like to be entered into a free prize draw to win one of four 50 Tees Active gift vouchers please enter your contact details below*: Name... Address......Postcode Telephone... Please return this survey in the prepaid envelope provided. *Please note that the winners will be notified by Fri 1 February 2014 using the details provided above. Health and Wellbeing Big plans for the health of our people