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"Superb relationship and excellent advice"

About: South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust / School Nursing

(as a parent/guardian),

My husband and I are foster carers to teenage boys. Our teenage foster son is now able to move back, with all our support, to live with his mum, and we will always be in his life, when he wants, after loving and nurturing him for six years. So, yesterday we had our last annual meeting with the School Nurse, Sinead. As always I am so impressed with this often unknown but totally essential service. Sinead as always established a superb relationship with our foster son and myself. She went through all areas of health -emotional, social, nutritional, as well as physical. She offered excellent advice to both of us, which he was willing to follow up on because of her credibility and skill at connecting with him where he was at this important transition in his life.

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Response from Helen Leigh, Head of Service Public Health Nursing, Children's Health - Child Health, South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust 5 days ago
Helen Leigh
Head of Service Public Health Nursing, Children's Health - Child Health,
South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
Submitted on 05/08/2025 at 16:47
Published on Care Opinion at 16:47


Hi Thia

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a ringing endorsement for our School Nursing service and for Sinead in particular.

I am delighted that she has been able to provide you and your foster son with all the support and advice you have needed. It is always our aim to help our young people reach their full potential as well as guide them and support them to make positive and healthy choices in their lives.

What a credit it is to you and your family that this young man is able to move back with his mum.

I will make sure Sinead sees your lovely comments,

kindest regards

Helen Leigh

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