School Nurse - Children and Family Health Team

Our School Nurse Bernie Hiles is based at Coppull Clinic and supports us here at Bishop Rawstorne. Bernie monitors health promotion, vision checks, hearing checks, signposting for referrals, growth checks support to parents and teachers and immunisations.  Bernie works closely with many other professional agencies.  These include: Education, Social Care, Children’s Centre’s, Voluntary Groups, GPs, Mental Health Services and Youth Connections.

Bernie Hiles

School Nurse

Chorley West Child & Family Health Team
Coppull Clinic
2 Springfield Road
Coppull
Chorley
PR7 5EJ

01772 644740

 

We are based in the Health Centre at Coppull:

 

Student Medical Information & Updating Records

School holds certain medical information relating to students. Details regarding the administration of medication in school can be found in the following document. If your son/daughter is diagnosed with a  new medical condition about which the school needs to be informed, please complete and return the Medical Information Update form (also available from school).

 

For information and advice about being healthy and looking after yourself, or if you need someone to talk to, you might find it helpful to look at the following websites:

www.childline.org.uk

www.samaritans.org.uk

www.there4me.com

www.talktofrank.com

www.nhs.uk

www.teenagehealthfreak.org

Relationships

www.ruthinking.co.uk
Advice about sex and relationships. Tel: 0800 28 29 30

www.likeitis.org.uk
A website designed especially for young people. Contains information about puberty, sex and relationships.

Childline

NSPCC There for me - www.there4me.com

If you have worries or need advice, There4Me can help. The site is for all 12 to 16 year olds living in the UK. It's to help you find solutions to your problems.

Smoking

Do you want help to stop smoking?

Contact the school nurse at Drop-In or try the Kids Against Tobacco Smoke website - www.roycastle.org/kats

A website from the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, especially for children, including information, games, and interactive sessions.

Drugs and Alcohol

www.talktofrank.com

Need some information or help with drugs? Talk To Frank - 0800 7766 000

www.addaction.org.uk

Emotional Health and Wellbeing

www.youngminds.org.uk

www.rd4u.org.uk
A website especially to give help , support, and information to young people who know someone who has died.

Bullying

The school has a zero tolerance policy of bullying.

Contact Childline, www.bullying.co.uk or www.kidscape.co.uk for advice.

Exercise

Details of local sports clubs in the area can be found on Google.

Healthy Eating

www.5aday.nhs.uk / www.direct.gov.uk

Information for young people can also be gained on a variety of topics from:

Young Peoples Service: www.lancashire.gov.uk/yps

If you need advice, your School Nursing Team could help you with

• Health Advice
• Bullying Issues
• Emotional Wellbeing
• Healthy Eating
• Family Relationships

They can also give advice on a variety of issues, including:

• Stopping smoking
• Healthy living choices
• Puberty
• Weight and healthy eating
• Relationships
• Exam stress
• Personal safety
• Anger management
• Mental Health
• Medical concerns
• Bed wetting
• Sexual health and relationship advice
• Drugs and alcohol

SCHOOL NURSE MESSAGING SERVICE

 

There’s a new number for texting our school nurse from your mobile phone.  ChatHealth, the school nurse messaging service, is confidential and available Monday to Friday from 9am to 4.45pm.  You can message for advice on all kinds of health issues, like sexual health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing, bullying, healthy eating and any general health concerns.  Look out for more information around school.  You can still get in touch with the school nurse in the same way as you might have done before, if you prefer.

 

The text number is

07507 330510