PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Schools: Nurses (19 November 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the role of school nurses in tackling health inequalities.
Asked by:
Sarah Smith (Labour)
Asked by:
Sarah Smith (Labour)
Answer
School nurses are crucial in tackling health inequalities but we know we can do more to support them. That is why we are updating the Healthy Child Programme guidance, informed by the Department for Education, which will strengthen school nurses’ impact.
Alongside this, our commitment to publishing a new Professional Strategy for all nurses and midwives will help increase their impact in reducing health inequalities across the country.
Answered by:
()
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.