Recommendation 9

The renewed Women’s Health Strategy should include an aim to improve the provision of school nurses, particularly in more deprived areas, where need is often greatest. Improving early access to care reduces the risk of symptoms worsening and the increased health and economic costs that accompany delayed treatment. Investment in school nursing would likely lead to savings over the longer term and aligns with the prevention and community-based care goals in the Government’s 10-year Health Plan for England. (Recommendation, Paragraph 45) NHS website, social media and “FemTech”