Services

School Nursing

Kirklees

Our School Nursing Team in Kirklees provide a range of support to children, young people and families and carers. 

Our contact details are below but before contacting us - please see the information below about the support on offer.

How to get in touch

Parents/carers and young people can contact us for text support using Chathealth (8am – 5pm). To start a conversation:

  • young people aged 11 - 19  can text 07480 635297
  • parents/carers can text 07507 332157.

The School Nursing service can be contacted via telephone on 0300 304 5555 or a referral made using the e-referral form (ADD LINK).

How can we help?

- Supporting children and families where there are safeguarding concerns including:

* attendance at all initial safeguarding meetings

* support for children and young people who are on a child protection/ child in need plan/ TAF where there are recognised unmet health needs

- Sexual health support including :

*advice relating to behaviours and risk

*signposting to sexual health services, where required

- Drug and alcohol support and advice (this excludes smoking/vaping advice)

 

We also provide the National Child Measurement Programme in schools (weighing and measuring children) together with vision screening and hearing (when a concern is raised).

 

Support available from other services:

Emotional health and wellbeing - For more information visit: Kirklees Keep in Mind - Helping young people improve their mental health (kirklees-keep-in-mind.nhs.uk)

Eating disorder -  support is available for those with significant risk or impairment (such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) via Child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) (Kirklees) - South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust