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A school health service for children?
Author(s) -
Mayall Berry,
Storey Pamela
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1998.tb00048.x
Subject(s) - complementarity (molecular biology) , service (business) , service quality , school health , sample (material) , child health , psychology , medical education , sociology , medicine , business , pediatrics , marketing , chemistry , genetics , chromatography , biology
This paper considers the merits of the school health service in England and Wales, viewed as a service for children of primary school age. The paper reports on data from a recent Economic and Social Research Council‐funded study: Children's Health in Primary Schools. Data were collected through a randomly selected sample of 620 schools and through six case studies. The study found variation in the quantity and quality of the service; the service was not, in general, child‐friendly. The paper argues, on grounds of efficiency, convenience and complementarity, that children should have access to a health service during their days at school, and one which is even in quality and quantity.