Provided by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL), the Camden School Nursing service supports children and young people aged 4-18 who are attending mainstream schools in Camden by offering health assessments, advice, and other health promotion activities.

The Camden School Nursing provision is as below.

• Aged 4-5 (Reception): School entry health review, vision and hearing screening, selective health assessments with parents/carers, National Child Measurement Programme.
• Aged 4-11: Targeted health promotion, supporting schools to manage long term medical conditions in schools (including school staff training, management of care plans and medication in school), targeted health reviews, Emergency Department attendance follow ups and addressing/following up school nurse referrals. 
• Aged 10 (Year 6): National Child Measurement Programme.
• Aged 11+ (Year 7): Secondary transfer health review, selective health assessments, group health promotion.
• Aged 11+ (Years 7-13 ): Targeted health promotion, supporting schools to manage long term medical conditions in schools (including school staff training, management of care plans and medication in school), targeted health reviews, Emergency Department attendance follow ups and addressing/following up school nurse referrals.

In addition to delivering a child weight management service, the service also provides bladder and bowel support and advice to children, young people, and their families who require help with achieving and maintaining continence (see Related Services).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

• children aged 4-18 years attending mainstream schools in Camden.

How to Refer

Contact the service using the details below to make a referral.