Schools: Nurses

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 14 October 2024.

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Photo of Adam Jogee Adam Jogee Labour, Newcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of school nursing services in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

Photo of Andrew Gwynne Andrew Gwynne The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care

No assessment has been made by the Department. Local authorities are responsible for commissioning school nursing services based on local need and evidence. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities provides both commissioning guidance and a service framework through the Healthy Child Programme.

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