Health and Wellbeing in Schools

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Health and Wellbeing in Schools

• Clackmannanshire
• Steering Group 20 / 07 / 09
• Glynis Gordon
• Project Officer

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Profile of the area

• Total population 48,900
• Population 0-17yrs 10,906 (22)
• 23.6 population live in 15 most deprived
• areas nationally
• (ScotPHO Health and Wellbeing profiles 2008)
• New bridge, new railway, new housing, new
  healthcare!

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Clackmannanshire Schools

• Primaries
• 19 Primary schools
• 23 Centres providing
• pre-school education
• Total Primary 3,391
• Total Pre-school 970

• Secondary
• 3 Secondary Schools
• Total Secondary 3,030

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Schools Team

• Pre Project
• Public Health Nurse 0.60wte
• Staff Nurses 1.73wte
• HCA 0.52wte
• Support from PHN/ HV teams in Primary schools and
  pre fives provision

• New Team
• Public Health Nurse 1.80wte
• Staff Nurses 1.73wte
• HCA 0.52wte
• Family Support 2.4wte
• SALT 0.5wte
• Teacher and SA 0.5wte
• Mental Health 1.0wte

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Pre project Team

• HV contact in nursery
• Primary 1 measurement and interviews
• Hand hygiene
• Immunisation DTP /HPV
• Response to A and E forms
• Nurse led clinics
• Child Protection
• Some curriculum support

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New programme

• Developed from inter-agency discussions and
  evidence
• Addresses stated health needs of young people,
  families and schools
• Takes account of priorities within Single Outcome
  Agreement and CHP plan (HEAT targets etc)
  (workforce planning)
• Based on GIRFEC principles / inclusive of
  disability
• Seeks to address causes rather than symptoms
• Integrated approach developing core team/wider
  circles of influence
• Child and Family at the Centre /early
  interventions
• Sustainability is key

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BECAUSE YOU'RE WORTH IT !!
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Programme

• Parenting (suite of inter-agency options)
• 
  LeadPHN
• Communication (P1/ P2)
• 
  Lead SALT
• Nutrition (P7/S1/S2)
• 
  Lead PHN/Health Promotion
• Self esteem and confidence building (S3/4)
• Lead
  Primary Mental Health

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Team Approach

• Parenting is over-arching programme
• Sub groups reporting to steering group
• Co-location
• Logic modelling
• Reflective diaries
• Joint training
• Reports locally across NHS Forth Valley and
  Clackmannanshire Council

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Progress to date

• Parenting programmes
• Family Support
• Increased service to children with additional
  needs
• Developed an evening drop in linked to youth
  services
• School lunchtime drop in being developed

• Health assessments for all Secondary support
  students
• Support to schools re sexual health and
  relationships programme
• Youth smoking cessation service
• Young carers group
• Focus groups with young people

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Next steps

• Recruitment process complete
• Develop communication strategy / project plan
• Team induction/training
• Early interventions