Secondary schools within Oxfordshire have a named NHS School Health Nurse who is based for at least one day a week in the school. The aim of the School Health Nurse is to offer evidence-based preventative health care for children and young people. We strive to improve young people’s health and wellbeing and their life chances. We work closely with teaching and student support staff at encouraging young people to be both physically and emotionally healthy in order to make informed healthy lifestyle choices and reach their full potential.

What we do

School Health Nurses provide public health interventions including (but not exclusive to):

• someone to talk to confidentially to address issues concerning emotional, physical, sexual, and social health and wellbeing
• health lifestyle choices (keeping safe, smoking cessation, substance misuse advice)
• support teachers with PSHE
• refer and signpost to specialist services
• offer a confidential School Health Nurse drop-in
• provide contraception, pregnancy testing and sexual health screening

If we cannot help, we will find someone who can.

How can you access the School Health Nurse?

At Bartholomew School the School Health Nurse office is located in the Reception Meeting Room.

• Young people can pop into the School Health Nurse office through open access on the day(s) that the School Health Nurse is in (at Bartholomew School this is currently a Thursday); a timetable will be up on the door.
• Young people can speak with their tutor or student support to help with a referral.
• Young people can self-refer by drop in or using the ChatHealth text service: 07312263084

Confidentiality

The School Nursing service is confidential. This means that we can discuss personal information with young people in confidence and will not discuss with anyone else without their permission. However, we would pass on any information that we feel is needed to protect a young person or someone else from serious harm. Whenever possible this would be discussed with the young person first.

Contact details

Updated  02.05.2025

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