Oldham Special School Nursing Team

The Oldham Special School Nursing Team are supporting Child safety week -

The Child Accident Prevention Trust have released some excellent resources to support parents, carers or anyone with children in their lives that we’d highly recommend taking a look at:

We have included a link to the Parents safety handbook for you to store for future reference in the comments.

Child Safety Week | Child Accident Prevention Trust Child Safety Week Get involved: Child Safety Week 2024 runs from Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th June. Child Safety Week is the Child Accident Prevention Trust’s annual community education campaign, acting as a catalyst for thousands of safety conversations and activities UK-wide. We help families build ...

The Special school nursing team are supporting national smile month to increase awareness of the importance of caring for your child’s oral hygiene and teeth -

If your child is not registered with a dentist please click on the following link to find one in your local area -

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist

If we have contacted you recently to complete a school health assessment ; visited / supported you at school for help advice or treatment for your child then please scan the QR code below to evaluate your experience with our service.

Thank you in advance

The Special school nursing team.

Diabetes -

Children can develop Type 1 Diabetes at any time –

Parents don’t ignore signs of

The 4Ts of Type 1 Diabetes are:

😴1. Tired - feeling more tired than usual

🚰2. Thirsty - child being really thirsty

🚽3. Toilet - going to the loo a lot, bedwetting starts unexpectedly

⚖️4. Thinner - losing weight or looking thinner

Please click on the link below for further information

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/type-1-diabetes/about-type-1-diabetes/symptoms-and-getting-diagnosed/

💚The Special School nursing team is supporting mental health awareness week 💚

This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme is
‘Movement: Moving more for our mental health’.

Research shows that movement and physical exercise can support good mental health and reduce symptoms of anxiety and low mood.

We’re sharing 7 active ideas that you can try either on your own or with your children to support family wellbeing.

A final request for any feedback on our recent immunisations sessions at Newbridge and Hollinwood Academy.

Please help us to improve our service by completing a short survey and clicking on the following link
https://forms.office.com/e/mJqPDjavk6

This can be completed by our pupils themselves / parents and staff if you escorted one of your pupils on the school site

Many thanks The school nursing team

Please fill out this form

We visited Hollinwood Academy and New Bridge School recently to complete our School leavers booster immunisations.

Could we please ask our pupils /parents & carers /class team to complete a short questionnaire to help improve our service and future vaccination sessions .

This can be completed by clicking the following link - or scanning the QR code

https://forms.office.com/e/mJqPDjavk6

Many Thanks the School nursing team

We visited Hollinwood Academy and New Bridge School recently to complete our School leavers booster immunisations.

Could we please ask our pupils /parents & carers /class team to complete a short questionnaire to help improve our service and future vaccination sessions .

This can be completed by clicking the following link -

https://forms.office.com/e/mJqPDjavk6

Many Thanks the School nursing team

Please fill out this form

Happy Admin professional day to Jodie /CCNT and to the school admins teams on each of our school sites .

Thankyou for all you to support us every day.

We have been made aware of an increase of a confirmed cases of scarlet fever in the Oldham area and would ask our families to be aware of the the signs and symptoms.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/scarlet-fever/

Scarlet fever is usually a mild illness but can be serious if left untreated. It's highly contagious and mostly affects young children. If you think you or your child has symptoms, contact your GP practice.

Our pupils are able to return to school 24 hours after they have received treatment but it is important to update your child's school if your child has been diagnosed with this illness.

The special schools nursing team now have a new feedback survey to enable us to provide the very best care to our pupils and their families.

If we have contacted you recently to complete a school health assessment ; visited / supported you at school for help advice or treatment for your child then please scan the QR code below to evaluate your experience with our service.

Thank you in advance

The Special school nursing team.

The special schools nursing team now have a friends and family feedback survey to enable us to provide the very best care to our pupils and their families.

If we have contacted you recently to complete a school health assessment ; visited / supported you at school then please scan the QR code below to evaluate your experience with our service.

If you include our team name within your feedback to ensure it comes back to our department

Thank you in advance

The Special school nursing team.

We have commenced our School leavers boosters this week for our year 9 pupils from Hollinwood Academy and New Bridge School.

Could we please ask parents /carers /school staff to support our pupils to complete a short questionnaire to help improve our service.

This can be completed by scanning the QR Code or clicking the following link -

https://forms.office.com/e/mJqPDjavk6

Some after care information for our year 9 pupils who may have received their vaccinations today or at the upcoming sessions -

The school leaver boosters may vaccines may cause some minor and temporary side effects in some patients immediately after the injection.

Common immediate side effects of the vaccinations can include -

Redness, swelling, or bruising at the site of the injection
Headache
Fever
Dizziness
Nausea
Mild pain in the arms, hands, fingers, legs, feet, or toes
Mild muscle and joint pain

The most common side effect is a sore arm – the area around the site of the injection may turn red and feel sore after your child’s vaccination, which can last for up to 2 days. The best thing to do to treat a sore arm is to keep using your arm and try to ignore the pain, as increasing circulation to the area can help you recover more quickly. You can also take over the counter painkillers, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen, or apply a cold compress to the area to reduce the soreness. If the pain lasts for more than 2 days, you should consult with your GP.

Your child may also develop a mild fever – some people develop a fever shortly after being vaccinated, as your body starts to produce antibodies to protect you from infection. The best thing to do to manage a fever is to keep yourself cool, make sure you drink plenty of fluids, and try to get some rest so your body has time to recover. You should get in contact with your GP if your fever lasts for more than 3 days.

Many thanks The special school nursing team

We have commenced our School leavers boosters today for our year 9 pupils from Hollinwood Academy and New Bridge School.

Could we please ask parents /carers /school staff to support our pupils to complete a short questionnaire to help improve our service.

This can be completed by scanning the QR Code or clicking the following link -

https://forms.office.com/e/mJqPDjavk6

💚💛🧡The Special school nursing team are celebrating World Autism Awareness Day; and this week is World Autism Week.🩷💙💜

Here are some facts about Autism -

🧩 Autism cannot be cured

🌈 More males than females have Autism

🧩The Autism Spectrum is not linear - meaning it doesn't progress smoothly or is laid out in a straight line*

🌈 People with Autism usually struggle to read social "signs" for feelings etc and can struggle to express their own

🧩Many people with Autism have highly focussed hobbies and interests, mainly from a young age

🌈 More than 1 in 100 people are on the Autistic Spectrum in the UK and there are currently over 700,000 people with Autism; children and adults, in the UK

🧩 Many famous people have Autism, such as Elon Musk, Eminem, Dan Akroyd, Tim Burton, Emily Dickinson, Bill Gates, Albert Einstein, Stephen Spielberg and Jane Austen Anthony Hopkins to name a few

The Special school nursing team would like to wish a Happy Easter to each of our pupils and their parents , carers and to our colleagues 🌸🐥🐰🐣🌷🌼

❤️🧡💛🧦Rock your Socks 🧦💚💙💜

The special school nursing team are supporting World Down Syndrome Day

It’s celebrated on the 21st March - This is significant because there are 3 copies of the 21st chromosome in Trisomy 21, (the medical term for Down syndrome)

The day marks awareness about the common genetic disorder that estimates between 1 in 1,000 births affecting approximately 3,000 to 5,000 born worldwide each year. Down syndrome is a genetic disorder in which there is an extra chromosome

🧦We hope our pupils and our colleagues have enjoyed rocking their socks at our special schools today !!🧦

❤️🧡💛🧦Rock your Socks 🧦💚💙💜

The special school nursing team are supporting World Down Syndrome Day

It’s celebrated on the 21st March - This is significant because there are 3 copies of the 21st chromosome in Trisomy 21, (the medical term for Down syndrome)

The day marks awareness about the common genetic disorder that estimates between 1 in 1,000 births affecting approximately 3,000 to 5,000 born worldwide each year. Down syndrome is a genetic disorder in which there is an extra chromosome

🧦We hope our pupils and our colleagues have enjoyed rocking their socks today 🧦

📞We are busy screening our Hollinwood Academy and New Bridge School pupils who have not received their complete doses of the MMR vaccine schedule.

If you believe your child has missed this vaccine and would like them to receive it , we may have left you a message to contact a member of our team.

E consent forms will follow to all families to provide consent to accept or opt out of the appointment

If you have any queries or would like further information please Contact the team.

Wishing our pupils and their families a happy
Feb -YOU -ary half term break !!!

📞 ☎️ The school nursing team receive lots of phone-calls from our parents carers and school staff seeking advice for our pupils to get treatment or to locate an opticians , family dentist.

This handy guide will help you - Get to know where to go ……

For example your pharmacist can help provide treatment for -

Pharmacists can help with:

Coughs, colds and sore throats
Tummy upsets
Aches and pains
Earache
Skin rashes
Baby teething
Nappy rash

Self care treatments include - Sometimes rest, lots of water and over-the-counter medicines (available at supermarkets or your local pharmacy or chemist) can help your recovery at home.

Including for:

Coughs, colds and sore throats
Sprains or strains
Sinusitis
Earache

Please click on the link and save This helpful guide.

https://gmintegratedcare.org.uk/gtkwtgp