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The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill is to introduce new registers to identify children who are not in school as well as paving the way for a unique identifier number for children across...

Podcasts as a medium to support professional development for school nurses

There has been a change in how professionals engage in professional development since the pandemic which necessitated the use of virtual digital platforms replacing in-person training. SAPHNA...

Poverty affects access to early childhood services

‘Many families were left dealing with a different professional at each point of contact, which was damaging to relationships with parents and left them unable to discuss sensitive issues around...

Assessing leadership in a US home visiting programme

Children's Trust of South Carolina, a state leader in improving the health and wellbeing of SC families and children, serves as the lead agency for the SC MIECHV programme. The aim of the SC MIECHV...

Evaluating the effectiveness of a parent programme focusing on parental feeding styles as part of a childhood obesity intervention

This paper is written up following the revised Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellences (SQUIRE 2.0) guidelines (Ogrinc et al, 2016).

Raising the roar: The power of political advocacy in school nursing

Following the launch at the House of Lords, attendees gathered outside, united by a shared mission: to advocate for ‘A School Nurse in Every School’. Armed with banners, placards, and an unshakable...

Fixing food insecurity is a matter of political will

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Almost a quarter of pupils report being frequently bullied with those with SEND or living in poverty at increased risk.

Research roundup

This research aimed to determine whether high body mass index (BMI) in children may contribute to depression in adolescence, potentially as a result of body dissatisfaction. In this study, Blundell et...

A School Nurse for Every School: A report on the 2024 SAPHNA conference

Interventions tackling children's food insecurity: A commentary on a systematic review

The systematic review by Holley and Mason (2019) conducted electronic searches in three electronic databases up to July 2018. The search strategy utilised key terms relating to ‘food insecurity’...

Managing eczema from infancy to adolescence

Atopic eczema is characterised by pruritus (itchy), inflamed skin and resultant changes, and a personal or family history of other atopic conditions, commonly asthma and allergic rhinitis (NICE,...