‘An accident waiting to happen’: Schools forced to provide medical care for vulnerable pupils

Posted: 16th June 2025

Source: Schools forced to provide medical care for vulnerable pupils

The dwindling number of nurses in schools means junior staff are forced to undertake complex medical procedures on vulnerable pupils.

The situation is so bad that one prominent special school trust may be forced to take legal action against its local health board.

And new data reveals support staff feel pressurised into providing care without suitable training amid warnings of “disastrous consequences”.

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