School nurse for all comps

EVERY secondary school in South Wales will have its own qualified nurse, under plans launched by Health Minister Edwina Hart in Mountain Ash earlier this week.
Ms Hart launched the ambition to create the posts at all schools by next May on a visit to Mountain Ash Comprehensive School.
She said the nurse's role would be to help address the health, emotional and social needs of children and young people and promote healthy behaviour and well-being.
Nurses' union leaders welcomed the move describing it as a "commitment to the health of the nation's children".

Ms Hart said: "The provision of a school nurse for every secondary school will lead to greater consistency of the service across Wales to improve the health of children and young people.
"The nurses will have a mix of kills and expertise, covering public health, health surveillance, health promotion, health protection, safeguarding, supporting children and young people with medical, special and complex health needs.
"This will increase opportunities to work together with others, such as teachers, classroom assistants, school counsellors, youth workers, parents and students."
She said that the nurses would run services outside of normal school hours and during school holidays where required.
To meet the shortfall in school nurses, the Assembly Government is providing additional funding to health boards for 12 months to enable them to employ specialist community public health school nurses and registered nurses.
After the year-long initial period, health boards will be expected to sustain the newly-created posts.
Tina Donnelly, director of the Royal College of Nursing in Wales, said: "We welcome the commitment of the Welsh Assembly Government to improve the health of our nation's children and to increasing the number of school nurses working in Wales.
"Children need access to a healthcare professional to support them during their most vulnerable years - when they may be at risk of physical, emotional or substance abuse.
"Knowing there is a caring nurse that they can turn to within school time and outside of school hours is vital for their health and emotional well-being."
Chief nursing officer Rosemary Kennedy, based in Cardiff Bay, said: "The needs of children and young people, particularly those who are vulnerable, do not stop once they walk out of the school gates."