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A campaign for a school nurse in every school has been launched in a bid to reverse a ‘steep decline’ that has seen a 33% fall in the number of school nurses since 2009. A new report – based on a...
Maintaining a healthy mouth is important to ensure good feeding and...
‘The UK Health Security Agency declared a national incident in January after a sharp rise in the number of measles cases, coinciding with the lowest uptake of vaccines recorded in more than a decade...
‘… it is also important to have clinic sessions arranged for evenings and weekends. This is to support young people who were not happy to be vaccinated at school or who have missed the school...
There are currently 587,885 adult nurses on the NMC register, in comparison to 57,014 children's nurses, 95 485 mental health nurses and only 16 840 learning disability nurses (NMC, 2023). Further...
The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine was launched in the UK in 1988, when childhood immunisation uptake was at a 92% high (Raneri and Matusitz, 2014).
‘The press and media are always keen to hear about stories from the frontline … SAPHNA collates case studies that help us bring school nursing to life. So, please share the good work that you are...
The Children's Society performs regular surveys of happiness with children and their parents or carers, and their reports (The Good Childhood Report) are often cited as evidence for problems with...
Persistent school absence has serious and long-term consequences on children and young people. The latest data (Department for Education [DfE], 2024) shows a 20.5% persistent absence rate.
A free revalidation portfolio and CPD resource for nurses and midwives.
National Gambling Support Network – Free help and support, 24/7. Visit www.begambleaware.org/ngsn.
The latest statistics from the NHS tell us that 20.3% of 8 to 16-year-olds have a probable mental health condition–up from 12.1% in 2017 when this research was first carried out.
This all took place before the pandemic. The further impact of the pandemic on the mental health needs of the population made an existing problem even more complex. For a substantial period of time,...
‘It is concerning that a proportion of adolescents believe that the physical and mental health effects of e-cigarette use are non-existent or very minimal.’ .
The health benefits of breastfeeding are well researched and are recognised by professional bodies both nationally and globally (UNICEF, 2021; World Health Organization [WHO], 2021). Benefits which...
Sara is 15 and pregnant. The father of her child left to go back to his home country early in the pregnancy. Sara is now 28 weeks pregnant and still at school. She is struggling because of her...
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that affect students' wellbeing..
‘School nurse leadership needs to be bold, constructively challenge and use evidence to support changes in practice.’ .
With another new school year comes more evidence of families being pushed to the brink and the impact on students in our schools.
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‘Boarding away from home, brings its own challenges and many pupils in independent schools are bursary, charity or local authority funded and often have had upbringings in areas of high...
Children eating high fat or sugar foods, and decreased exercise are some of the main contributing factors found in studies (Conlon et al, 2019; Kininmonth et al, 2022). It is becoming more evident...
‘…there is considerable variation across studies, individuals, and groups of children. For example, whereas most studies report an increase in anxiety through this transition, some report a decrease...
‘Co-production is a key element of this health assessment, which allows the joint effort of a school nurse and client to complete what is required in a reciprocal manner.’
British Journal of Child Health provides clinical resources for children’s health and wellbeing. Our goal is to provide you with the knowledge to meet the public health needs of young people.
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