Health Visiting/School Nursing & The Named Person Role CHRIS RIDLEY GIRFEC Development Manager
Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 2014 Provides the legislation to bring about transformational change to working practices across a wide range of public bodies. The United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is fundamental to this approach. Data Protection Act 1998
Historical Background • School nurses supported school age children in school settings in school term time • Health Visitors did mainly children 0-5 years, but sometimes also had a wider community public health role for other age groups • In the 2000’s there was a move through a Scottish national policy to combine the 2 roles to be known as Public Health Nurses (training in the exact same course, but then specialising in age groups once qualified)
Historical background (cont) • In 2013, the SG decided to stop using the joint training and term Public Health nurse, but to recognise the unique inputs of the 2 separate groups of Health Visitors and School Nurses . • The HV role would focus only on 0-5 years • The school nurse would focus on school age children, but work full year and in and out of school settings • Both would be registered on the 3 rd part of the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council register (only has 3 parts: 1)Nursing; 2)Midwifery; and 3) Public Health Nursing)
5 key aspects of GIRFEC • Understanding of Wellbeing • Named Person Service • Single Childs Planning Process • Use of National Practice Model • Information Sharing CULTURE SYSTEMS PRACTICE
The Named Person Service The Act places responsibility on Health Boards and Local Authorities to provide a Named Person Service . The Named Person Will carry out their statutory function on behalf of service provider with respect to individual children or young people for whom they have a professional responsibility. Will carry out the named person functions as part of their contractual duties and will be subject to the same accountability.
Lead Professional • Not in CYP(Scotland)2014 Act • Necessary role when coordination required • Guidance may include Lead Professional must be agreed and named on Childs Plan?
Health visitors home visiting pathway Pre-birth to pre-school
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School Nursing Pathway Focus on 9 Areas • Emotion • Health and Wellbeing • Substance Misuse • Child Protection • Domestic Abuse • Looked After Children • Homelessness • Youth Justice • Young Carers • Transitions
Positive Role Change Current Model: Future Model: • Work only in schools • Work in various settings, e.g. home • Work mainly term time • Work full year • Mostly task orientated • Stop doing all on task duties: lists apart form drop in Immunisations • Become a referral Drop in clinics based service for Enuresis clinics education and others to Eye tests refer to around support Growth to YP for 9 areas assessments
What's next ? Universal Health Visiting Pathway School Nursing Pathway 4 Improvement Projects • Establish A/N contact 16/18 weeks • Child Planning Process Review • Child Health Assessment – TRAK • Clinical Supervision/Reflective Practice Await Further Scottish Government Guidance-CEL 29 Group updates
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