Monday 20 June 2016

More school nurses needed to tackle childhood mental health crisis

More school nurses needed to tackle childhood mental health crisis At least three children in every classroom now suffer from a mental health problem.

But an RCN survey shows that without substantial investment in school nursing it won’t be possible to provide them with effective mental health support.

The number of school nurses has fallen by 10% since 2010 to only 2,700 caring for more than 9 million pupils.

The survey reflects the significant pressure on the current school nursing workforce. Royal College of Nursing

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