Scottish Government

Rationale

Criteria

Achieved

Action Plan

A partnership approach based on sharing information, skills and resources and working towards agreed objectives is essential if the school nursing service is to contribute effectively to improving the health of children and young people.

To be effective, nurses need to be members of more than one team and have a central role in providing effective linkages between teams in education, primary care and child health services. They also need to be informed about the work of other teams

Whilst the work of the school nursing service is primary care based, nurses need to work as part of a service that is combined between primary, secondary and tertiary care and integrated with the work of education and social work in line with the Child Health Support Group's child health template.

• Management arrangements support nurses to develop effective partnerships to address identified needs.

• Nurses have a clear understanding of the teams to which they relate, the goals of those teams and the contribution expected of themselves and other members.

• Nurses working in schools have access to professional development to develop team working, partnership and leadership skills.

• Nurses are supported to work independently within complex partnerships and have a clear understanding of accountability and governance frameworks.

• There are effective mechanisms to ensure sharing of information within the school health service, with schools, social work, primary care, LHCC and other partner agencies to ensure integrated provision of services to the whole school community.

• Nurses participate actively in multi-agency training programmes within the school setting.