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Schools: Nurses

Asked by Adam JogeeLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 7995

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of school nursing services in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

No assessment has been made by the Department. Local authorities are responsible for commissioning school nursing services based on local need and evidence. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities provides both commissioning guidance and a service framework through the Healthy Child Programme.

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