In 2016 the Scottish Government implemented a review of school nursing across Scotland, involving piloting a new role refocused school nursing role. The new role places increased emphasis on the following nine priority areas for intervention:
- Emotional Health and Wellbeing
- Substance Misuse
- Child Protection
- Domestic Abuse
- Looked After Children
- Homelessness
- Youth Justice
- Young Carers
- Transitions
Children in Scotland was commissioned by the Scottish Government to consult with children and young people to ensure that their views on the school nurse role are incorporated within wider strategic developments. Children in Scotland worked with lead nurses in the two Early Adopter sites (NHS Dumfries & Galloway and NHS Tayside) to recruit primary and secondary schools for the consultation, aiming to recruit one primary school and one secondary school in each health board area. This report presents the findings of this consultations work and some recommendations arising from the findings.