The School Health and Wellbeing Service

(School nurses)

Offers support and resources for school-aged children and young people in Tower Hamlets, working in partnership with all 90 state-funded primary and secondary schools in the borough and 36 GP practices.

Who to refer?

Primary and Secondary schools within the Tower Hamlet area.

How to refer?

Please email – Thgpcg.shreferrals@nhs.net.

Service contact details

Kam Kaur (kkaur4@nhs.net) Programme Lead
Pamela Agapiou, Interim Director of 0-19 Services (p.agapiou@nhs.net) Clinical Director
Jenny Gilmour (jenny.gilmour1@nhs.net) Support Team Clinical

Additional notes

The team is led by Specialist Public Health Nurses and offers a range of services on a sessional or drop in basis, these include:
– hearing and vision screening programme
– support for children with long-term health conditions in school,
– support for emotional health and wellbeing
– health promotion
– nutrition support

The telephone number for the service is 0203 581 6767

email address is Thgpcg.schoolnurses@nhs.net for general enquiries

See Attachment 1 for lists of Schools and School Nurses covered by School Health Team 2018

See website attached for the GP care group website for further information including self referral options

https://www.gpcaregroup.org/section/463/School-Health-Wellbeing/page/8c419c6a-4559-44de-aa68-ddcf95d1a0f8/School-Health-Wellbeing

Click here for Schools Allocation

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