The situation is so bad that the average school pupil today gets just 12 minutes a year of school nurse time, it is claimed
Three leading healthcare journals are now urging that action be taken to safeguard children and young people's health services.
The British Journal of School Nursing (BJSN), the British Journal of Midwifery, the Journal of Health Visiting – all sister titles to SecEd – last week jointly published an article detailing six "fundamental threats" to services.
Shortcomings in these six areas are putting huge pressure on midwives, health visitors and school nurses, the journals warn. The six areas are: an ageing workforce, inadequate recruitment strategies, heavy caseloads, low staffing levels, a lack of training, and the need for fair pay.
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