Models put forward include secondary school family nurses acting also as co-ordinators of healthcare across feeder primary schools. Another is for family nurses to have a wider remit covering children and young people up to the age of 19. This would involve them co-ordinating a multi-professional team.
In 2007/08 there were 209 nurses operating within Wales' 224 mainstream secondary schools, leaving a shortfall of 15. Of these, only 67 were qualified as a specialist community public health nurse, the recognised school nurse qualification. A nurse for every secondary school was a commitment in last year's One Wales policy document.
Focus groups with pupils have already taken place. The pupils wanted any new system to have a high regard for confidentiality and for a nurse to be based in school with their own office.
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