School Nursing and Health Visiting - NES Regional Learning Events 2023

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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.

Regional Learning Events
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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.

Resources
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The following resources were presentations which were shared at each of the four regional learning events, hosted in November 2023.

Regional Learning Event Presentations

PDF copies of the PowerPoint presentations, which were shared on the day of each four events. Please click on download to view.

Spotlight Sessions

School Nursing and Health Visiting Services: Sharing Innovative Practice Examples

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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:

  • NHS Lothian 
  • NHS Borders 
  • NHS Forth Valley 
  • NHS Fife

The West Regional Learning Event covered the following Health Boards:

  • NHS Dumfries & Galloway 
  • NHS Ayrshire & Arran 
  • NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde 
  • NHS Lanarkshire 

The North Regional Learning Event covered the following Health Boards:

  • NHS Highland
  • NHS Grampian
  • NHS Tayside

The Islands Regional Learning Event covered the following Health Boards:

  • NHS Shetland
  • NHS Orkney
  • Western Isles
East - Spotlight Sessions

Resources from the East Spotlight Sessions

NHS Lothian – Public Health

Raising Awareness and Supporting Access to Health in School Nursing. Elaine Hogg and Elizabeth Scotson. Please click on download to view.

NHS Borders – Providing Information to Families

Moving away from the ‘aye been’. Rhona McLeman and Lindsay Easter. Please click on download to view.

NHS Fife - Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2)

A Targeted Approach to Neglect. Mandy Kerr. Please click on download to view.

NHS Fife - They Said, We Heard and We Did

They Said, We Heard and We Did. Fiona Crook​. Please click on download to view.

NHS Forth Valley - Secondary School Pupils Understanding of School Nursing

What is secondary school pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the school nurse role and service. Pauline Edmond​. Please click on download to view.

The Islands - Spotlight Sessions

Resources from the Islands Spotlight Sessions

NHS Western Isles - LIAM

Let's Introduce Anxiety Management (LIAM). Lynn Clinton. Please click on download to view.

NHS Orkney - Looked After Child Health Assessment Tools

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.

NHS Shetland - Dads Rock

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.

North - Spotlight Sessions

Resources from the North Spotlight Sessions

NHS Highland - Financial Inclusion Project

Highland Health Visitor Financial Inclusion Project. Wendy Tait. Please click on download to view.

NHS Grampian - Voice of the Infant and Child

How to record/write in reports and child health records. Rachael McBride. Please click on download to view.

West - Spotlight Sessions

Resources from the West Spotlight Sessions

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - Health Visitor Improvement Project

Support for neurodiverse children in Northeast Glasgow. Elizabeth Graham, Melanie Smeeth and Anne Marie Sanders. Please click on download to view.

NHS Lanarkshire - The North Locality

Quality Improvement Record Keeping Project. Gillian Neish and Claire McAleese. Please click on download to view.

NHS Dumfries and Galloway - Chronology

Electronic Health Chronology System. Maggie Moodycliffe. Please click on download to view.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran - Ayrshire Bairns

Universal Health Visiting App Development. Melissa Milliken. Please click on download to view.

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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