The union is urging the DoH to double the workforce by immediately recruiting an extra 2,000 qualified school nurses.

The advice follows the data from the child measurement programme showing that one in five children aged 10-11 are obese.

There are more than 3,300 secondary schools in England, and the DoH has pledged to have a school nurse to cover each of these and their surrounding clusters of primary schools by 2010.
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Its report out today titled ‘Older …but wiser?’ reveals the challenges of the ageing nursing workforce and possible action.

Theresa Fyffe, RCN Scotland director, said: ‘If we are to prevent a skills shortage in the future, work must begin now to address this and help retain the skills of older nurses.

‘RCN Scotland is calling on the Scottish government to set up a national forum, which would Read more »