That this House recognises the tremendous work being done by public health school nurses; acknowledges they are the only health care professional who offer access to all school-aged children and young people in an evidenced-based programme of health promotion, prevention, protection and early intervention; notes that the number of school nurses has dropped by 31% since 2009; recognises that the average school nurse now cares for an average of 2850 pupils; believes the school nursing service is in crisis with 82% of staff saying there are not enough practitioners to deliver their important duties; and supports the call of the School and Public Health Nurses Association for a school nurse in every school.
Signatories (37)
- Neil Duncan-Jordan Sponsor
- Sojan Joseph
- Jim Shannon
- Dr Beccy Cooper
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Ayoub Khan
- Shockat Adam
- Kim Johnson
- Lorraine Beavers
- Andrew George
- Ellie Chowns
- Iqbal Mohamed
- Chris Hinchliff
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy
- Mr Adnan Hussain
- Dr Simon Opher
- Tom Morrison
- Jon Trickett
- Steve Darling
- John Milne
- Olivia Blake
- Carla Denyer
- Edward Morello
- Ian Lavery
- Ben Maguire
- Cat Smith
- Siân Berry
- Kate Osborne
- John McDonnell
- Sarah Dyke
- Cat Eccles
- Adrian Ramsay
- Richard Burgon
- Rachael Maskell
- Rebecca Long Bailey
- Mary Glindon
- Ian Roome
Source
UK Parliament EDM data