Evidence based practice
School Nursing staff, within their areas, facilitate and provide evidence based health interventions for school aged children.
We offer a universally accessible service, Fife wide. We work closely with children, young people, families and our community partners; with a focus on the National School Nursing key priority areas:
- Emotional health and wellbeing
- Sexual health -including pregnancy and parenthood
- Looked After Children
- Young Carers
- Transitions
- Homelessness
- Domestic Abuse
- Substance Misuse
- Youth Justice
How to make a referral
The team can be contacted by telephone to discuss a referral for a child or young person or if preferred, you can download and complete the referral form below and email it directly to the designated team below.
Referral Form
D Dunfermline & South West Fife team - 01383 627045
Fife.dunfermlineschoolnurseteam@nhs.scot
Kirkcaldy& Levenmouth Team - 01592 645220
Fife.schoolnurseklchp@nhs.scot
Glenrothes & North East Fife 01592 765081
Fife.grothesschoolnurseteam@nhs.scot
When a referral is accepted into the School Nursing Service, we will aim to offer an assessment of health needs within 4 weeks.
Types of support
The School Nursing Service uses the National Practice Model to assess children and young people, to identify health and wellbeing needs. We can provide support for unaddressed health and wellbeing needs through:
- 1:1 support
- Group support
- Signposting
- Onward referrals
- Drop ins*
*The school nursing service are rolling both self referrals and drop ins across high schools in Fife.