The Women, Children, Young People and Families (WCYPF) team at NHS Education for Scotland (NES) were delighted to host four online Regional Learning Events for the School Nursing and Health Visiting workforce in November 2023, offering an opportunity for CPD, collaborative learning and sharing best practice across the NHS Scotland regions.
Each learning event focused on:
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Bill Update
Child Health Commissioner and Children’s Rights
Childrens Hearings and Scottish Childrens Reporter Administration
Spotlight Sessions – School Nursing & Health Visiting Services: Sharing Innovative Practice Examples
Resources and presentations are available below from each presentation and spotlight session.
The Regional Learning Events were not recorded.
The following resources were presentations which were shared at each of the four regional learning events, hosted in November 2023.
PDF copies of the PowerPoint presentations, which were shared on the day of each four events. Please click on download to view.
The events were split into four regions: east, west, north, and the islands. At each regional event practitioners were invited to share examples of their School Nursing and Health Visiting practice. The presentations at each event demonstrated some of the excellent and innovative work happening across Scotland. These resources are all available for you to view below...
The East Regional Learning Event covered the following Health Boards:
The West Regional Learning Event covered the following Health Boards:
The North Regional Learning Event covered the following Health Boards:
The Islands Regional Learning Event covered the following Health Boards:
Raising Awareness and Supporting Access to Health in School Nursing. Elaine Hogg and Elizabeth Scotson. Please click on download to view.
Moving away from the ‘aye been’. Rhona McLeman and Lindsay Easter. Please click on download to view.
A Targeted Approach to Neglect. Mandy Kerr. Please click on download to view.
They Said, We Heard and We Did. Fiona Crook. Please click on download to view.
What is secondary school pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the school nurse role and service. Pauline Edmond. Please click on download to view.
Let's Introduce Anxiety Management (LIAM). Lynn Clinton. Please click on download to view.
Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences and Perceptions of Utilising Orkney’s Looked After Child Health Assessment Tools: A Service Evaluation. Thisbe Sinclair. Please click on download to view.
Dads Rock in da Auld Rock. The art and the science but mostly the art - Heather Stalker and Lynn Ritch. Please click on download to view.
Highland Health Visitor Financial Inclusion Project. Wendy Tait. Please click on download to view.
How to record/write in reports and child health records. Rachael McBride. Please click on download to view.
Support for neurodiverse children in Northeast Glasgow. Elizabeth Graham, Melanie Smeeth and Anne Marie Sanders. Please click on download to view.
Quality Improvement Record Keeping Project. Gillian Neish and Claire McAleese. Please click on download to view.
Electronic Health Chronology System. Maggie Moodycliffe. Please click on download to view.
Universal Health Visiting App Development. Melissa Milliken. Please click on download to view.
We hope the resources from the regional learning events have been helpful and we always welcome your comments or feedback please email us on WCYPF@nes.scot.nhs.uk