School Nursing and Health Visiting - NES Regional Learning Events 2023
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
Each learning event focused on:
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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Bill Update
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Child Health Commissioner and Children’s Rights
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Childrens Hearings and Scottish Childrens Reporter Administration
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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
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
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.
- GCP2 - A targeted approach to neglect ( Download, 448 KB)
NHS Fife - They Said, We Heard and We Did
They Said, We Heard and We Did. Fiona Crook. Please click on download to view.
- They Said We Heard and We Did ( Download, 774 KB)
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.
- LIAM - Let’s Introduce Anxiety Management ( Download, 1008 KB)
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.
- Dads Rock in da Auld Rock ( Download, 1006 KB)
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.
- Financial Inclusion Project ( Download, 2 MB)
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.
- Voice of the Infant and Child ( Download, 313 KB)
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.
- HV Improvement Project ( Download, 763 KB)
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.
- Chronology ( Download, 489 KB)
NHS Ayrshire and Arran - Ayrshire Bairns
Universal Health Visiting App Development. Melissa Milliken. Please click on download to view.
- Ayrshire Bairns ( Download, 980 KB)
Feedback
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