Community n For further information NHS Trust Please visit our website for more information on the School Nursing Service www.hct.nhs.uk/our-services/school-nursing Hertfordshire School Comments or complaints Nursing Service Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust offer The Healthy Child Programme high quality services and aim to be as helpful as possible. If however you are dissatisfied by our service then we would like to know so that we can make improvements. Please contact: Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) Tel: 0800 011 6113 10am to 2pm, Monday to Friday Messages can be left outside these hours. Email: [email protected] School Nurse contact details: East and South Hertfordshire Ware, , Bishop’s Stortford, P r , Royston and Waltham Cross o d u c e

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or audio tape, or would like this information explained in your own . language, please contact 01707 38814 8 Hertfordshire School Nursing Service Promoting a healthy lifestyle for school children The School Nursing Service in Please contact your local school health Hertfordshire promotes a department (details on reverse) should you wish to discuss any health concerns of healthy lifestyle for school aged your child or complete a referral form children between the ages of available on our website: www.hct.nhs.uk/ 5-19 following the healthy our-services/school-nursing/ child program. It is important that all children are fully The School Health Team can advise or immunised prior to starting school including signpost on a range of health issues that having their pre-school booster and second can affect a child or young person. MMR. Please contact your GP if your child These may include: has not received these immunisations or you have any concerns regarding this.  Initial advice and assessment for emotional and mental health issues Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is to include basic strategies and committed to protecting your privacy and will interventions for the following: process the information you provide in a manner that is compliant with the data   Self esteem protection act. Health information about your  Anxiety child will only be shared with your consent.  Depression  Behaviour Information will not be shared with any other  Stress outside agency unless it is necessary for the  Self harm protection of a child or vulnerable adult.  Sexual Health  Healthy eating and weight management School entrance screening  Soiling and constipation All reception children are seen by a  Childhood flu immunisation member of the school nurse team.  Support for young carers Their height and weight will be measured,  Health conditions requiring medication and their distance vision and hearing will be in school checked. Parents and carers are informed School nurses support families at times of the results. Any results which may have when extra help is needed, such as help an effect on your child’s education with parenting, emotional difficulties and (hearing or vision) will be shared with coping with long term health conditions. their class teacher. If you do not wish your child to be seen please contact us within two weeks of receiving this leaflet .