School nursing
Our school nursing service supports children’s health needs within their educational environment. This support includes:
- Help with developing and agreeing health care plans for children with complex needs and training staff when children need special medical help or medication in school
- Meeting with children and their families to support health issues
- Vision, hearing, height and weight screening
- Help with mental and emotional health and wellbeing
The team has a wealth of experience and takes regular training to work with children, young people and their families. It includes:
- specialist nurses
- registered nurses
- school health screeners
The Department of Health and Social Care provides a fact sheet for parents outlining the role and support offered by health visitors and school nurses.
How to get support
All children attending mainstream and alternative education settings (aged 4to18 years) can get school nursing support.
As a parent or carer:
Get in contact via email or phone.
As a child or young person:
Get in contact via email or phone
As a school staff member or other professional:
Complete a written 'request for service' to be securely emailed or posted to the appropriate locality.
Contact information
Each school or educational setting will be able to provide you with the details and locality of the school nurse.
For schools in south Swindon:
- Email: sns@swindon.gov.uk
- Phone: 01793 465030
For schools in north Swindon:
- email: snn@swindon.gov.uk
- phone: 01793 465050
Or by phone on 01793 465452 (0-19 duty line – please note this is not an emergency number).
Please make sure you include your contact details, the name of your child or young person and the school they attend. We will contact you by phone to arrange next steps.
All requests for service are assessed by the school nurse locality team leader and then allocated to a named school nurse. The school nurse will contact you to arrange an appointment or discuss your concerns. This will usually be within three 'term time' weeks.
Immunisations for school-age children
Immunisations for school-age children are in line with the national programme for BaNES, Swindon, Wiltshire and Devon. They are provided by HCRG Care Group on behalf of the NHS.
Further information: Wiltshire Children's Services Immunisation Service
