Right skills, right role, right time: Strengthening school nursing through skill mix and service delivery evidence
Fragmented commissioning, workforce shortages and inconsistent skill mix continue to limit the impact of SCPHN school nursing. Melanie Hayward outlines why renewed Healthy Child Programme guidance matters, and how NASNA and SAPHNA aim to build a shared evidence base to support sustainable school nursing services.
Authors
- Melanie Hayward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0152-7686)
Institutions
- Buckinghamshire New University (GB)
- National Association of School Nurses (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of family & child health.
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12968/jfch.2026.0019
- Primary Topic
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00