Health 5 to 16

School Aged Health Service

The Wiltshire School Nursing Service is a team of professionals holding a range of skills and qualifications to provide confidential advice, care and treatment to children and young people who attend a Wiltshire state school. Each secondary school also receives a weekly drop in for young people to independently seek advice for any health concerns.

School nurses can offer support, advice or signposting to other sources of information/support regarding your child's health on specific topics including:

• healthy weight and healthy eating
• bed wetting
• sleep problems
• hearing and vision screening (in reception year)
• advice on managing and signposting for a range of health conditions where other health professionals are not involved
• emotional health including low mood, panic, stress, worry, early signs of anxiety, anger difficulties, feeling overwhelmed, building resilience (where specialist services are not involved)
• puberty and sexual health
• key stage of life transition, i.e. moving on to secondary school or adult services.

The service provides a duty school nurse line where professionals, parent/carers or young people can contact a member of the team between 9am to 5pm Monday - Friday through the single point of access (0300 247 0090). 

The service also provides ChatHealth(opens new window) - a confidential, anonymous texting service for 11 to 19-year-olds to ask for health advice on a wide range of issues including: relationships, bullying, emotional health, sleep, exam stress. Text 07480 635513 - Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm

To find out more or to find out how to refer, visit School Aged Health Service(opens new window).

Simple Signposting to Better Health and Wellbeing

• Drugs and alcohol support
• Mental Health
• Smoking
• Health and Wellbeing
• Sexual Health
• Domestic Abuse
• Preventing radicalisation
• Follow the link to explore the above and more:

MECC (Making Every Contact Count) Link (opens new window)

Who to talk to about accessing health services

For information about patient advice and liaison services visit: Advice and support accessing health services