The School Health Team course for GPs

This session will explore the key aspects of a 21st century school health service, describing the multidisciplinary team involved in achieving optimum health for all school children aged between 5 and 12 years.

It will contextualise the development of the school health team and its transition to modern day public health practice.

Learning objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Identify key health and non-health players in the context of a brief history of the school health service and school nursing
• Describe the benefits of working together and networking for optimum outcomes for children
• Identify the role, and how to develop a partnership with primary care
• Describe the benefits and importance of good child health record keeping and communication
• Balance priority of communication with awareness of confidentiality

This session uses self assessments that help you check what you have learnt. You do not have to use them and your answers are not seen by anyone else.