School nursing teams work with children, families, schools and other agencies to support the health and wellbeing of school-age children across Dorset. Every school in Dorset has a named school nurse, who maintains regular contact with their school to promote healthy lifestyles and offer practical advice, information and support.

The service has links with other health professionals, including community paediatricians, health visitors, GPs and speech and language therapists.

School nursing teams have a public health role in working with school-age children and their families, aiming to promote health and wellbeing. We encourage healthier lifestyles and provide information, advice and support to children and their families.

What School Nursing Provides:

• health screening and assessments
• healthy eating, weight management and physical activity advice
• emotional health & well-being support
• bed-wetting (enuresis) clinics
• 1:1 appointments with young people
• referrals and/or signposting to other services
• ChatHealth text messaging service
• Parentline 5-19 text messaging service
• NCMP growth measurements in Yr R and Yr 6
• support around safeguarding/child protection issues.

Please find below more information about the School Nursing Team and the Immunisation Service Leaflet.

More information can be found on school immunisations on their website..