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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
School nurses (8 October 2024)

Motion Details

That this House recognises the tremendous work being done by public health school nurses; acknowledges they are the only health care professional who offer access to all school-aged children and young people in an evidenced-based programme of health promotion, prevention, protection and early intervention; notes that the number of school nurses has dropped by 31% since 2009; recognises that the average school nurse now cares for an average of 2850 pupils; believes the school nursing service is in crisis with 82% of staff saying there are not enough practitioners to deliver their important duties; and supports the call of the School and Public Health Nurses Association for a school nurse in every school.

Sponsored by:
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
15
45%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
7
21%
 
 
Independent
6
18%
 
 
Green Party
4
12%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (33 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Ind
Shockat Adam
Leicester South
Lab
Lorraine Beavers
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Green
Siân Berry
Brighton Pavilion
Lab
Olivia Blake
Sheffield Hallam
Ind
Richard Burgon
Leeds East
Green
Ellie Chowns
North Herefordshire
Lab
Dr Beccy Cooper
Worthing West
LD
Steve Darling
Torbay
Green
Carla Denyer
Bristol Central
Lab
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Sponsor)
Poole
LD
Sarah Dyke
Glastonbury and Somerton
Lab
Cat Eccles
Stourbridge
Lab
Mary Kelly Foy
City of Durham
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Chris Hinchliff
North East Hertfordshire
Ind
Mr Adnan Hussain
Blackburn
Lab
Kim Johnson
Liverpool Riverside
Lab
Sojan Joseph
Ashford
Ind
Ayoub Khan
Birmingham Perry Barr
Lab
Ian Lavery
Blyth and Ashington
LD
Ben Maguire
North Cornwall
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
LD
John Milne
Horsham
Ind
Iqbal Mohamed
Dewsbury and Batley
LD
Edward Morello
West Dorset
LD
Tom Morrison
Cheadle
Lab
Dr Simon Opher
Stroud
Lab
Kate Osborne
Jarrow and Gateshead East
Green
Adrian Ramsay
Waveney Valley
Lab
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Clapham and Brixton Hill
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Cat Smith
Lancaster and Wyre
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth

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