1. Overview of Health Visiting and School Nursing in Harrow
Andrea Lagos
Public health strategist - Harrow

2. What is a Health Visitor target group pre natal to 5 years What is a School Nurse target group cover 5-19
Health visitors are registered nurses/midwives who have additional training in community public health nursing.
School nurses promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness with school age children and young people. They provide the link between the school, home and the community – school transitions and into adult services

3. History of Health Visiting
Moved to the NHS in 1974
Moved back to local authorities on 1 October 2015
It is the responsibility of local authorities to ensure delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0-5 (issued by Dept. of Health in 2009)
Delivered by London North West NHS Trust
Five mandated checks:
1) Antenatal
2) New Birth Visit
3) 6-8 week check
4) 12 month check
5) 24 month check

4. Current School Nursing model in Harrow
Became the local authorities responsibility on 1 April 2013
Harrow retendered this service in 2015
New contract won by CLCH NHS Trust and started on 1 January 2016.
School nurses covers maintained schools and academies in Harrow, currently 8FT equivalents covering:
Child health surveillance
Health promotion
Health protection
Health improvement
Deliver the National Child Measurement programme (height and weight for 4-5 and year olds)

5. Working with you to promote joint working between health and education for the 2 year old checks
Supported HEY with integrated the 2 year check with aims to:
Improve data sharing between health and education
Early intervention picking up issues and referring to SLT, Paediatrics, Health visiting, children’s centres
Better communication with parents
How well is this working?
What could be improved?
What are the common health issues you deal with?
What should we consider as part of the service?

6. Benefits of 0-19 combined service
Expected benefits:
Greater efficiencies through joined up service
Better case handover between health visiting and school nursing
Better experience for parents / carers / children and young people
How will the new proposed 0-19 service benefit your services?

7. Online Survey for 0-19 service Closes Sunday 19th March 2017
WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND YOUR PARENTS
As partners who may work with health visiting teams or have maybe used the services yourselves, we would appreciate 10 minutes of your time to complete the survey.
There are two separate surveys one for professionals and one for service users.
Survey for professionals
Survey for service users
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us by ing

8. Tender process Consultation incl. online questionnaire Research
Initial draft proposals for service model
Consultation on new model
Market engagement
Tender process begins
New contract starts in 2018