Dear East Renfrewshire Integration Joint Board,

I should like to request the following information about the commissioned provision of school nurses in East Renfrewshire, which falls within the geographical remit of your organisation. I would like to know this information to understand better the support that is available to people aged under 18 who are experiencing emotional distress and/or at risk of suicide.
Specifically, I would like to know:
• The number of school nurses that are employed
• The number of full time equivalent posts the school nurses employed equates to
• The type of support school nurses provide to people under the age of 18 who are experiencing emotional distress or suicidal thoughts/feelings
• What channels school nurses use to have contact with people aged under 18, e.g. telephone, text, Whatsapp, email, face to face
• Any structured educational or awareness raising activities that school nurses undertake with people under the age of 18 in relation to mental health or emotional/psychological wellbeing
• Any structure suicide prevention work that school nurses undertake with people under the age of 18
• If there are any school nurses who have a specific remit covering:
1. mental health
2. suicide prevention, and/or
3. support for people under 18 who are experiencing suicidal thoughts/behaviours
• If available, the number of people under 18 that have received support for:
1. mental health problems
2. emotional distress, and/or
3. suicidal thoughts/feelings from a school nurse in the most recent reporting period (quarter or year)
• If available, the number of people under 18 who were provided with crisis support from a school nurse in the most recent reporting period (quarter or year)
For each school nurse in East Renfrewshire, I would also like to request a copy of their:
• Safeguarding policy
• Confidentiality policy
• Policy statement in relation to capacity, decision making and choice
I should prefer to receive these in electronic format at this email address, however, I am happy to receive them by post if that is more convenient.
It would be helpful if you were to provide any brief notes which might be necessary to understand the context of the information provided, although I recognise that you are not obliged to do this. If for any reason you feel this request is unclear, please do not hesitate to contact me on 07866 105 093. If you are not the appropriate authority for this request, or for part of it, please let me know as soon as is convenient.
If the information requested contains sections of confidential information, please blank out or remove these sections, and mark clearly that they have been removed.
Thank you for your help.

Yours faithfully,

Jennifer Holly