Commissioning the School Nurse Service/ Schools Health Partnership
The school nursing service is a public health service for every child of school age. It aims to make sure children and their families receive a core programme of preventative health care and additional care if they need it.
As part of Manchester City Council’s responsibilities for public health, they design and commission the school nursing service for 4 to 19 year olds living in the area covered by Manchester City Council. They currently commission Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust to provide this service.
Earlier this year the Council asked the public and professionals (including schools) for ideas and opinions on how the service could be improved and to help to decide how it should look in the future.
The Council have used the responses from their earlier review to produce some proposals about how the service should look in the future. This new survey is asking for your views on these proposals and how they may affect you. The proposals will determine what the school nursing service looks like and how it will function from the 1st September 2015.
The Council welcome the views of all Manchester residents, whether they’ve used the service or not. But are particularly keen to hear from four relevant groups:
• Young people aged 11 -18 years
• Parents and carers
• School nurses
• Others with an interest in the service e.g. schools, partner organisations
To take part in the consultation, visit: http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200024/consultations_and_surveys/6650/school_nursing_service_consultation
The consultation will end on Friday 28 November 2014.
Please note that all information will be anonymised and kept confidential
For further information, contact Amy Ashton at: [email protected], or Barry Gillespie at: [email protected].