Dudley School Nurses
Children and young people who attend a Dudley school, a Dudley College or live in Dudley and are Home Educated have access to a School Nurse who offers a confidential service. The service covers the age range 5 - 19 (25 for SEND)
Our services
Our teams are based within local communities, and every local authority school has a named School Nurse. We provide a confidential service to children, young people, parents, and carers. This means that School Nurses will not share information discussed without the young person’s consent - unless there is a concern that the child or young person is at risk of harm. In such cases, we will discuss this with them beforehand whenever possible.
What School Nurses Offer
- Promoting healthy lifestyles
- Provide health assessments
- The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) is completed in Reception and Year 6
- Supporting pupils with long term health conditions or disabilities
- Support for children and young people with their emotional health and wellbeing
- Primary school, secondary school drop-in’s
- Working with schools, children and young people to address smoking, alcohol or drugs.
- Support to parents and carers providing advice on specific issues such as bedwetting or healthy eating
- Protection of vulnerable children to improve their health outcomes
- Signposting and access to other services
- Teacher training on medical conditions
- Heath promotion in primary and secondary schools
- ChatHealth texting service for parents & carers
- ChatHealth texting service for young people aged 12 - 19 (25 for SEND)
Services we do not offer
School Nurses do not undertake:
- Vision testing in school; this is carried out by the Orthoptic Department.
- Hearing tests in school; this is carried out by the Audiology Department.
Please contact them on 01384 321266 - Vaccinations in school; these are now carried out by Vaccination UK.
Please contact them on: 01384 431712
What to bring with you
If we need you to bring anything with you to your appointment, we will notify you of this beforehand.
Where are we?
School Nurses are based in locality hubs across the borough and in some secondary schools and we also have a admin central office in Stourbridge.
Contact us
Contact us
Service Manager
Laura Bickley
Tel: 01384 408990
Email: laura.bickley@nhs.net
Stourbridge Team
Tel 01384 894358
Halesowen Team
Tel: 0121 423 3938
Dudley North Team
Tel: 01384 408990
Dudley Central Team
Tel: 01384 408990
Brierley Hill Team
Tel: 01384 408990
Brighter Futures Team
Tel: 01384 408990
School Nurse Admin Team
Tel: 01384 408990
Who are we?
Useful links
Help and Advice for Parents Carers
- Anaphylaxis and Epipen support
- Guide to internet safety for parents, carers, children and young people
- Supportive advice for parents/carers on many subjects
Help and Advice for Children and Young People
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and our "Local Offer"
What is the Local Offer?
The local offer provides information for children and young people with special educational needs (SEND) and their parents or carers in a single place. You can find out more about information about this on our SEND reforms and Local Offers page.
SEND/Local Offer information
Full SEND and Local Offer details are located elsewhere:
Please visit the Dudley Metropolitan Council page.
How can families complain if they are not happy with the service?
All complaints are handled by our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) and Complaints teams.