Public Health Nursing - School Nursing - Livewell Southwest

The School Nursing Service delivers the Universal Healthy Child Programme 5 - 19 citywide to improve health outcomes for the school aged population. The Healthy Child Programme is aimed at children, young people and families to focus on early intervention and prevention.

Contacts details

Address:Admin Block
Mount Gould Hospital
200 Mount Gould Road
PL4 7PY

Telephone number: 01752 434008

Email address: Send an email to:livewell.school.nursing.requestforhelp@nhs.net

Website address: https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/childrens-services/schools/

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Livewell Southwest wants children and young people in our community to get the best start in life. Our School Nursing Service works with children, their parents and professionals to ensure young people's health needs are met and supported - at home, at school and in the wider community.

Our experienced Specialist Nurses and Family Health Workers offer confidential advice and support on a range of physical and emotional health issues, including:

Bedwetting and constipation
Managing challenging behaviours
Bullying
Drug and alcohol use
Emotional wellbeing
Growth
Healthy diet and lifestyle
Hearing concerns
Online safety
Safely managing and treating school children with long-term health conditions, such as allergies and epilepsy
Sexual health
Smoking

If you are worried about any aspect of your child's development, please get in touch. We accept referrals from parents, carers, professionals and the young person concerned.

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Local offer

Plymouth uses an orange 'Local Offer icon' to show services that define themselves as suitable for children and young people with SEND. These are part of Plymouth's SEND Local Offer. We recommend that you contact the service provider to make sure the service is suitable for your child or young person.

Age range

Primary - 5 to 11 years

Secondary - 11 to 18 years

Additional information

Based: Plymouth

Dates and opening times

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Referral notes

Professionals: Please note that it is important that all referrals are discussed with the child, young person, parent or carer in advance to gain consent to make the referral. Please ensure that the referral form is signed by the parent/carer or young person before submitting to this service.

Services available to ages

5 to 11 years old
12 to 16 years old

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