School nursing
Our School Nursing Service is dedicated to supporting all school-aged children and young people, helping them achieve their full potential regardless of their health and wellbeing needs or challenges.
Our approach includes:
- helping children and young people build resilience and adopt healthy lifestyles
- enhancing health behaviours and reducing risk-taking
- providing confidential, personalised advice and support
- assisting vulnerable young people and addressing health inequalities
- collaborating with families, teachers and professionals to prioritise health needs and ensure support is available
- supporting complex and additional health needs
- encouraging self-care
Our team is comprised of Specialist Nurses, Registered Nurses and School Health Screeners. With a wealth of experience and regular training, our team is well-equipped to work with children, young people and their families to support their health needs.
How to get support
All children attending mainstream and alternative education settings (aged 4 to 18 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 individual school or educational setting will be able to provide you with the details and locality of the school nurse.
School Nursing contact details:
- E-mail: SwindonSchoolNurseTeam@swindon.gov.uk
- Telephone: 01793 465030
Or call 01793 465452 (0 to 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 to 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
