Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 25 November 2025.
Sarah Smith
Labour, Hyndburn
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the role of school nurses in tackling health inequalities.
Zubir Ahmed
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
School nurses are crucial in tackling health inequalities but we know we can do more to support them. That is why we are updating the Healthy Child Programme guidance, informed by the Department for Education, which will strengthen school nurses’ impact.
Alongside this, our commitment to publishing a new Professional Strategy for all nurses and midwives will help increase their impact in reducing health inequalities across the country.
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