Any child, young person, parent, or professional can access the Special School Nurse either at their school or by email: specialschools.staffs@mpft.nhs.uk.

Referral criteria

  • Education and training on clinical procedures such as enteral feeding, asthma management, allergy management, epilepsy care and emergency medication administration
  • Continence, enuresis and constipation advice and assessments
  • Growth measurements and support for over & underweight concerns
  • Developmental concerns
  • Supporting pupils & their families / carers with any newly diagnosed medical conditions
  • Provide advice for the ongoing assessment and provision of SEND including transition planning
  • Information, advice and signposting regarding health (physical, behavioural, emotional concerns)
  • Parental advice regarding identified health needs
  • Tier 1 emotional concerns
  • Advice, information and signposting regarding sexual health issues
  • Assessment of children and young people transferring in to a special school to identify any support required
  • Advice, information and signposting regarding lifestyle concerns including smoking, drugs or alcohol