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A scottish framework for nursing in schools
ministerial foreword
School Nursing has a long and proud tradition, dating back to the beginning of the last century. Its focus has always been on improving the health and well-being of young people.
Sadly, in recent years, the service has not always seen the support and development necessary to enable it to respond to the changing needs of children and young people. The public health nursing review, Nursing for Health, recognised the need to develop and re-focus the service, a commitment further re-stated in Our National Health, A Plan for Action, A plan for Change.
The challenge of improving Scotland's health must start with our children - they are our future. The First Minister, Jack McConnell, has made a clear commitment to improving the health of Scotland's people, with a particular emphasis on a healthy start to life and helping young people make a healthy transition into adolescence and adulthood.
Achieving real improvements in health will require a sustained and joined up effort from everyone involved. The Scottish Framework for Nursing in Schools provides one part of the jigsaw. It sets out how nurses will contribute to improving the health of children and young people.
Achieving the standards set by the framework will be challenging and will require commitment from NHS Boards, Education Authorities, LHCCs, schools and a wide range of health and education professionals as well as the nurses themselves. Doing so, will give us a service we can be truly proud of, a service that is fit for the 21st Century and that can really help to make a difference to the lives and aspirations of our children and young people.
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Malcolm Chisholm, MSP
Minister for Health and Community Care | Cathy Jamieson, MSP
Minister for Education and Young People |
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