Health Visiting & School Nursing
Delivery of the Healthy Child Programme for under-5s (health visiting) and 5-19s (school nursing) — core of the public health commissioned workforce. 91 UK councils have discussed health visiting & school nursing in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about health visiting & school nursing
Health Visiting & School Nursing is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 253 meeting mentions spanning 91 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has been rising quarter-on-quarter: there were 70 mentions in the last three months, against 27 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one. Health Visiting & School Nursing sits within the broader health & public health category.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly health visiting & school nursing mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council in North West is the most active authority on health visiting & school nursing, with 12 mentions across 12 monitored meetings — around 5% of all health visiting & school nursing discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Live Well Plan” meeting on 13 Mar 2026.
Lincolnshire County Council (10 mentions) and Dorset Council (10) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | North West | 12 |
| Lincolnshire County Council | East Midlands | 10 |
| Dorset Council | South West | 10 |
| City of York Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 9 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire County Council | East of England | 8 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 8 |
| Somerset Council | South West | 7 |
| Northumberland County Council | North East | 7 |
| Wakefield Metropolitan District Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 7 |
| Derby City Council | East Midlands | 6 |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | London | 6 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where health visiting & school nursing came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
Cheshire West and Chester Council · Social Value and Council Companies · 6 Jul 2026
“"public health taking over responsibility"”
Chorley Borough Council · Leisure, Health and Scrutiny · 2 Jul 2026
“"the 0 19 healthy child program"”
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council · Health Inequalities & Care Flow · 2 Jul 2026
“"0-19 Healthy Child Programme: Health visiting and school nursing"”
Isle of Wight Council · SEND and School Places · 2 Jul 2026
“health visiting and school nursing”
North Northamptonshire Council · Suicide Prevention and Care QA · 2 Jul 2026
“"support in that space and that the pupils, the staff and all of the community around the school is really well supported"”
Lincolnshire County Council · Health Shift and Care Hubs · 1 Jul 2026
“"health visiting and school nursing"”
Related topics in health & public health
- Public Health Services · 225 councils
- 0-19 Healthy Child Programme · 133 councils
- Drug & Alcohol Services · 128 councils
- Sexual Health Services · 46 councils
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