Public health nursing
Public Health Nursing plays a vital role in promoting and protecting health.
Specialist Community Public Health Nurses lead and deliver public health services for children, young people and their families with a focus on preventing ill-health, improving health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities.
Please find below training manuals and guidance protocols for health visitors, school nursing and family nurse partnership.
Health visiting
- Training manual and operational protocols: vision surveillance for health visitors - BM Health Visitor training op protocols vision surveillance guidelines V3.4 orthoptic edits SJ (002).pdf
- Children's Bladder and Bowel Care Level 1 Resource Pack Guidance.pdf
- Referral Pathway for Health Visitors and Family Nurse Partnership Nurses: Infants with an abnormal hip examination and/or risk factor for Developmental Dysplasia of Hip (DDH) - DDH Referral Pathway for Health Visitors and Family Nurse Partnership Nurses - August 2024.pdf
School nursing
- Training manual and operational protocols for school nurse vision screening - BM School Nurse Training Op Protocols Vision Screening V3.5 orthoptic comments Sept 2023 SJ (002).pdf
- Children's Bladder and Bowel Care Level 1 Resource Pack Guidance.pdf
Family Nurse Partnership
- Referral Pathway for Health Visitors and Family Nurse Partnership Nurses: Infants with an abnormal hip examination and/or risk factor for Developmental Dysplasia of Hip (DDH) - DDH Referral Pathway for Health Visitors and Family Nurse Partnership Nurses - August 2024.pdf
- Family Nurse Partnership Transforming Lives in Northern Ireland (Public Health Agency response to the revaluation of Family Nurse Partnership in Northern Ireland)