The school nursing workforce - Find a freedom of information request

his request relates to the school nursing workforce in the area covered by your local authority, as listed among the upper-tier and unitary authorities receiving Public Health Grant allocations for 2025 to 2026.

1. Do you currently commission a school nursing service? Yes/No

2. Which of the following best describes your current school nursing contract provider:

NHS trust
Charity
Local authority
Community Interest
Company
Private healthcare provider
Other [please specify]

3. How many full-time equivalent (FTE) clinical staff were employed in your school nursing service in: March 2025; September 2024, March 2024?

[If you do not have data for these specific months, please provide the most recent full workforce data that you have]

4. If your school nursing team is employed on Agenda for Change bands, please tell us how many FTE staff were employed on each Band (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8c) in March 2025; September 2024, March 2024?  [If you do not have data for these specific months, please provide the most recent full workforce data that you have]

5. For each Band (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8c) please state the percentage of school nursing staff on: temporary (agency), temporary (employed), fixed term, permanent contacts in March 2025; September 2024, March 2024?  [If you do not have data for these specific months, please provide the most recent full workforce data that you have]

6. How many FTE SCPHN qualified school nurses were employed in your school nursing service in: March 2025; September 2024, March 2024?  [If you do not have data for these specific months, please provide the most recent full workforce data that you have]

7. What was the total number of school-aged children that your school nursing service was responsible for in: March 2025; September 2024, March 2024? 

8. What was the total number of [primary, secondary and specialist] schools that your school nursing service was responsible for in: March 2025; September 2024, March 2024? 

9. What was the SCPHN qualified school nurse (Band 6) FTE vacancy rate in your school nursing service in: March 2025; September 2024, March 2024?  [If you do not have data for these specific months, please provide the most recent full workforce data that you have]

10. What was the average number of [primary, secondary, specialist] schools per SCPHN qualified school nurse in your area in March 2025; September 2024, March 2024? [If you do not have data for these specific months, please provide the most recent full workforce data that you have]

11. Is your school nursing service currently [in April 2025] employing any SCPHN student school nurses? Yes/No, If Yes how many? [If you do not have data for these specific months, please provide the most recent full workforce data that you have]

12. Is your school nursing service planning to employ the SCPHN student School Nurses upon completion of their training Yes/No, If Yes how many? 

1-12. Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) do not have a traditional school nursing service in Lincolnshire.

There is a targeted Children and Young People’s Nurse service in the Local authority that work with children who have medical conditions which may need support to continue to attend school, provide training on anaphylaxis to schools, safeguarding where they are providing care and share public health key messages across education and the community settings.

The mental health services are delivered by Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (LPFT) and Lincolnshire Integrated sexual health is delivered by Lincolnshire Community Health Services (LCHS).

LCC do not have any SCPHN school nurses