Health information

Transition to Secondary School

Helpful advice from Anna Freud regarding transition to secondary school, click here.

Wellbeing at North Hinksey

Please click here for more information.

Mental Health

School leaflet about managing worries

School leaflet about managing anger

NSPCC Promoting good relationships and better behaviours

GOSH Encouraging good sleep patterns 

Yound Minds Developing high self-esteem

NHS Helping with Anxiety

School Health Nursing Team

Welcome to the school health nursing service in Oxfordshire. The service is commissioned by Public Health, Oxfordshire County Council and provided by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

School health nurses work with children and families with health issues to ensure children are able to access school, be healthy, and reach their full potential. The school health nurse teams are based in community hospitals or health centres and are led by a school health nurse supported by a community staff nurse and a school health nurse assistant.

For the latest newsletter from the School Health Nurse team please click here.

​For information on childhood immunisations please click here.

More information regarding the role of the school health nurse can be found on the following website School Health Nursing Team

Safe guarding & Record keeping

If there are concerns that a child is at risk of harm this information will be shared to ensure the safety of the child. School health nurses maintain confidential health records on all children and young people using the services of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. Health records will be held securely and strictly in accordance with the Caldicott Principles. Further information can be found at: https://digital.nhs.uk/your-data

School Entry Health Review and Medical conditions

It is important that school staff are aware of any medical conditions your child may have when starting school. This includes conditions that may be under control and managed purely at home. Please ensure you inform your child’s school of health conditions which may impact on them during the school day e.g. medical conditions (asthma, diabetes, epilepsy etc.) or specific requirements e.g. wears glasses, has hearing difficulties etc.

Medicines in schools

If your child needs medication to be available in school, for example, adrenaline (Epipen) for a severe allergy or an inhaler for asthma, it is important to know that schools have their own procedures for administering medicines.

If your child needs to take medication during the school day, you will need to discuss this directly with your child’s school. As part of this procedure, you may be asked to complete a consent form giving permission for school staff to administer medicines to your child.

All medications taken into school must have a pharmacy label with the name of your child, the name of the medication, with the dose and times the medicine is required.

It is the parent’s responsibility to ensure any medication given to school is in date and that it is replaced before it has expired.

Flu vaccination

An annual flu vaccination is now part of the UK childhood vaccination schedule. Children in all year groups will now be offered the vaccine in school between October and December.

National Childhood Measuring Programme (NCMP)

Every year in England children in Reception and Year 6 have their height and weight measured as part of the NCMP.

Useful Websites & Contacts

NHS Choices -This is the recommended website for all health queries, as this is maintained by the NHS and will be up to date and evidence-based: http://www.nhs.uk/pages/home.aspx 

Your child at school -Very useful information on topics relating to life in school.
http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/yourchildatschool/Pages/Yourchildatschoolhome.aspx

Free Eye Tests -Eye tests for children are essential health checks and are free for every child under 16 and every young person under 19 if they are in full-time education. They are easy to arrange by phoning your local optician to book an appointment. Check with your school as many children have eye tests in school.

NHS Dentists -For help with finding an NHS dentist please phone the Oxford Health Dental Helpline on:
08000 113 824 or 01865 337 267. For general enquiries email: dental@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk 

Does your child live in a smoke-free home?
Free friendly support to quit smoking is available from: www.smokefreelifeoxfordshire.co.uk 

Healthy Lifestyle
Join Change 4 Life for tips on maintaining a healthy lifestyle for all the family: https://registration.change4life.co.uk/ 
Healthy eating and lunch box ideas: http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/goodfood/Pages/Goodfoodhome.aspx 
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/childhealth6-15/Pages/Lighterlunchboxes.aspx 

Bed wetting - Some children are not completely toilet trained, or still wet at night when they start school. ‘ERIC’ is an excellent source of help and advice: http://www.eric.org.uk/r 
NHS Choices: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Bedwetting/Pages/Introduction.aspx 

Advice for when children are ill or injured
Click here to see the poster by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.