Health services

School nursing service 

The school nursing service is delivered by Oxleas NHS Trust. Dedicated community nurses and health advisors with the necessary skills and experience support children and young people aged 5-19 at schools (primary and secondary) and youth hubs across the borough. 

The team is on hand every weekday (except bank holidays) 9 am-4 pm to give confidential information, advice, and support on a wide range of health and wellbeing issues including sexual, emotional, and physical health. 

The team also includes school health screeners that provide the following screening across the schooling ages 

Our nurses and health advisors are experienced, approachable, know the schools and area well, and support everyone in strict confidence. 

Specific topics include: 

• Emotional health & wellbeing 

• Behaviour management 

• Sexual health & contraception

• Healthy lifestyles & weight, including healthy eating, weight management referrals, and fussy eating 

• Building Healthy Relationships including issues with grooming, child sexual exploitation (CSE), keeping safe online and bullying 

• Puberty, self-identity & personal hygiene, including periods, body changes and shape   

• Sleeping difficulties 

• Day & night wetting, rushing to the toilet and constipation  

• Smoking, alcohol, and substance Misuse 

The team will also give advice on:

• School readiness 

• Transition into reception, secondary school & higher education 

• Medical needs & care planning including allergies, asthma, and epilepsy etc. 

• The available parenting support [hyperlink to Parents section] with partnering agencies

To contact or find out more visit here

The Xplore programme 

The Xplore programme provides a friendly, fun, and safe environment to help families lead healthier lifestyles and become more active.  The service is aimed at children, young people (aged 4-19 years) and their families who are above a healthy weight. Weekly sessions take place across our Better Leisure Centres and Children Centres, or virtually with programmes split across 3 age groups: 4-6 years, 7-14 years and 15-19 years.  

The service also offers ongoing support to families after completing the programme to help them to maintain a healthier lifestyle. 

To make a referral visit here or contact us for further information 

C-Card Free Condom Scheme:

• Young people between the ages of 13 and 24 can get free condoms using the C-Card Scheme. To access the scheme, you can register via the Young Greenwich Youth Hubs.

• C-Card Registrations: www.greenwichsexualhealth.org 

Chlamydia screening:

• Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the UK. It's passed on through unprotected sex (sex without a condom) and is particularly common in sexually active teenagers and young adults.

  As part of the NHS national chlamydia screening programme, we deliver free chlamydia testing kits to your home. It is very important that you and your partner(s) get tested regularly and are provided with a free, safe and confidential way to do so.

  To order a kit from us and find out more information visit https://greenwichsexualhealth.org/ or https://www.checkurself.org.uk/