Support for children who are suicidal - school nurses
Dear FOI officer,
I should like to request the following information about the commissioned provision of school nurses in Birmingham, 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 Birmingham, 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.
Kind regards,
Jennifer Holly
Dear Jennifer Holly
Thank You for your email received 17 October 2022 requesting information
regarding support for children who are suicidal – School Nurses. Your
request is being managed under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.
We aim to provide you with a response within 20 working days as per the
statutory time limit, therefore you should receive a response by 14
November 2022. However, this may take longer if certain exemptions to
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Yours Sincerely
FOI Team
NHS Birmingham and Solihull
First Floor | Wesleyan | Colmore Circus | Birmingham | B4 6AR
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Dear Jennifer Holly
Thank you for your request for information dated 17 October 2022. Your
request has been managed under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.
Your final response attached..
Yours Sincerely
FOI Team
NHS Birmingham and Solihull
First Floor | Wesleyan | Colmore Circus | Birmingham | B4 6AR
[1][email address] – Please direct all FOI queries to this e-mail address
[2]NHS Birmingham and Solihull (icb.nhs.uk)
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