Sarah Mullally wants Primary Care Trusts to put a school nurse in every secondary school and its cluster of primary schools. Her review, which was announced by the Government as part of last year's Every Child Matters green paper, also calls for a widening in the range of nurses who are able to take up posts as designated child protection nurses.
The recommendations are meant to inform local decision-making, and Health Secretary John Reid said the Government would "strongly urge" the NHS to take account of them when planning services locally.
"We want to see the NHS increase the number of school nurses," he said. "For too long the needs of school children have been overlooked and school nursing services have suffered as a result."
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