Health Services: Schools
(asked on 20th February 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to establish a national delivery model for NHS-commissioned clinical services for pupils in schools.
The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. The National Health Service is responsible for meeting the health needs of children and young people diagnosed with an illness or medical condition, including long term conditions.
On 5 February 2026, NHS England published ‘Standardising community health services – core component descriptions’ to support integrated care boards’ strategic commissioning of Community Health Services. This guidance sets out the core components and responsibilities of a special school nursing service and community children's nursing service, including the roles of these services in supporting children with medical conditions to access education settings. The document is available at the following link: