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BUDDSBarnet Unified Document
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School Nursing Referral Information

School nursing team contacts for mainstream and special schools, weight management pathways, bedwetting service for ages 5-18, and referral criteria with duty line support

Information Needed to Accept a Referral

  • Patient name.
  • Patient address.
  • Patient contact details.
  • Patient's date of birth.
  • GP details.
  • Name of the school they attend.
  • Details of any relevant health issues.

Referrals to the school nursing service are usually made directly to the school nursing team attached to the school.

General School Nursing (Any Mainstream Primary or Secondary School)

Email: hcp4b.snteam@nhs.net.

Website: School Nursing (Whittington Health NHS Trust).

Duty line is available 5 days a week from 9 am to 5 pm. Parents and young people can call for support and advice. The duty line will be staffed by an administrator, School Nurse or Health Visitor.

Duty Number Barnet: 0207 288 3211. Email: hcp.4barnet@nhs.net.

For any Special School Nurses (Special Schools Only)

Email: clcht.spschnursing.barnet@nhs.net.

Weight Management

Pathway: CYP weight management support- Ages 0-19 years (Sept 2022).

Complications from excess weight clinic (CEW): GOSH: This clinic will identify and treat the complications of obesity, such as diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnoea and poor mental health.

Bedwetting Service (Over 5yr)

Paediatric nocturnal enuresis senior nurse. This service covers the Barnet area, and children are seen from the age of 5 years up to 18 years, offering clinic appointments for new referrals, as well as regular telephone support. Paediatric Coordinator, Barnet Community Children's Nurses Tea:

Criteria for Referral to Nocturnal Enuresis Clinic: Must have nocturnal enuresis, be aged five to nineteen years, Resident/GP in the Borough of South Barnet (part NW2, NW4, NW7, part NW9, NW11, N2, N3, N11, part HA8) and all of Enfield. Exclusions: Severe daytime wetting, complex psychological difficulties, Constipation (unless treated) and UTIs, all other postcodes.