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Sallyann Sutton

Interim Professional Officer, SAPHNA

The forgotten frontline: Unveiling the realities of school and public health nursing

The State of Child Health report in 2020 revealed that performance against key indicators had worsened or stalled, there have been increases in mental illness, child poverty, youth violence, children...

Declining health and wellbeing and deteriorating services

In the last issue, I talked about SAPHNA's collaboration with The QNI and College of Medicine which led to a roundtable event which took place in December. This launched the campaign for ‘a school...

The season of hope

‘The press and media are always keen to hear about stories from the frontline … SAPHNA collates case studies that help us bring school nursing to life. So, please share the good work that you are...

A renewed focus on school nursing

‘School nurse leadership needs to be bold, constructively challenge and use evidence to support changes in practice.’ .

The challenges ahead: Looking to a positive future

‘[Jamie Waterall, deputy chief nurse, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities] … was clear on the need to commit to a robust workforce plan supported by adequate funding to recruit, retain and...

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