The Trafford School Nursing Service lead the co-ordination and delivery of the 5-19 years Healthy Child Programme, which aims to promote the health and wellbeing of school-aged children.
Through this service, every school-age child (whether they attend school or not) in Trafford has access to a qualified school nurse who has had additional training in children’s health and wellbeing. This includes drop-ins, immunisations and support with emotional and health-related issues.
The School Nursing Service aims to promote the health of the school-aged child through screening, immunisation, health assessments and health promotion activities.
We also offer a confidential drop-in service, offering a range of information and advice to children, young people and families relating to physical, emotional and mental health issues of health-related issues as well as referring to more specialist services.
Every school-aged child has access to a qualified school nurse who has had additional training in school aged children’s health and wellbeing.
The teams consist of qualified nurses and support workers who deliver the core elements of the Healthy Child Programme 5-19 which includes delivering public health messages through classroom based teaching and individual support sessions. School Nurses offer support and advice for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. Support workers deliver the National Child Measurement Programme and offer important hearing for reception aged children.
Support and advice can be offered on a range of topics:
- Relationships and Sex Education
- Drug and Alcohol Education
- Healthy Lifestyles
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Social and Emotional Health
- Unintentional Injury Prevention
- PSHE
Contact information
Trafford School Nursing
Trafford Town Hall
Talbot Road
Stretford
M32 0TH
Phone:
School Nursing teams are based in 3 districts, the team will be allocated depending on which area your child’s school is based.
Healthy Schools Team & Immunisation Team: 0161 912 3395
3rd Floor Sale Waterside, Sale, M33 7ZF
North & West: 0161 549 6290
Be Active, Kingsway Park, Urmston, M41 7FJ
Central & South: 0161 912 2340
Altrincham Health and Wellbeing hub, 2nd Floor, 31-33 Market Street, Altrincham, WA14 1PF
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Excluding Bank Holidays.
Social Media
Facebook: www.facebook.com/traffordschoolnurses
Twitter: www.twitter.com/TraffSchNurses
Instagram: www.instagram.com/traffordschoolnursing
Service Information
The School Nursing Service aims to promote the health of the school-aged child through screening, immunisation, health assessments and health promotion activities. We also offer a confidential drop-in service, offering a range of information and advice to children, young people and families relating to physical, emotional and mental health issues of health-related issues as well as referring to more specialist services.
How to refer
- Transfer from Health Visitors
- Self-referral
- GP
- Health professional
- Social care professional
Phone:
Healthy Schools Team & Immunisation Team: 0161 912 3395
3rd Floor Sale Waterside, Sale, M33 7ZF
North & West: 0161 549 6290
Be Active, Kingsway Park, Urmston, M41 7FJ
Central & South: 0161 912 2340
Altrincham Health and Wellbeing hub, 2nd Floor, 31-33 Market Street, Altrincham, WA14 1PF