Thursday March 19th, 2026
It is currently week: A
Thursday March 19th, 2026
It is currently week: A
My name is Hayley Mulcahy, your School Health Nurse.
Within school I work closely with student support staff and teachers to encourage students to be emotionally and physically healthy, educating them with knowledge to make informed choices and achieve their full potential.
The role of the school health nurse has recently changed, and we now work even more closely alongside our colleagues in health visiting as a complete 0-19 service, providing continuity of care, improving health, wellbeing and life chances for children and young people.
As your school health nurse my role is to offer evidence based preventative care for children and young people – I am here to help, NOT judge. This may include, (but not exclusive to):
I also support colleagues to ensure young people with disabilities, long term illness, or other needs receive appropriate extra support when they need it. If I can’t provide the help myself, I will connect you with someone that can.
I am employed by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, not the school this means we provide a confidential service to young people that follows strict guidelines. This means that personal information can be discussed in confidence with me. I will not discuss your personal information with anyone else without your permission. This includes parents and teachers. In some circumstances, I might need to talk to other professionals and would pass on only information needed to protect you or someone else from serious harm. Whenever possible I will discuss this with you first. Encouragement is always given to a young person to talk to their parent or carer if appropriate.
You can drop in to the School Health Nurse office or speak to any member of staff who can complete a referral for you, to me. I am in school on a Tuesday, however if one of the services I provide is required outside of these times, I will do my very best to see you as soon as I am able to.
You can also text Chat Health on 07312 263084.
The School Nursing service is confidential. This means we can discuss personal information with young people in confidence and will not discuss it with anyone without their permission. However, we would pass on any information that we feel is needed to protect a young person or someone else from serious harm. Whenever possible this would be discussed with the young person first. We would always encourage a young person to talk to their parent or carer in the first instance if appropriate.
I take referrals from students, parents/carers, teaching staff and Pastoral Support Officers.
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If you wish to contact a school health nurse regarding the health of your child or young person, please contact us using the details below, please include your child’s full name, date of birth, address and school they attend.
ChatHealth 11-19 is a text service for young people aged 11-19 and their parents/carers living in Oxfordshire.
This online messaging service, provided by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust School Health Nurses offers advice and support. It is a secure and confidential text messaging service that connects healthcare professionals with service users, providing advice, guidance, and signposting to appropriate/useful resources. Messages can be sent at any time and will be responded to, the next working day Monday-Friday (excluding Bank Holidays).
Text number: 07312 263084.
Gosford Hill School is an academy which is part of the River Learning Trust which is an exempt charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with registered company number 7966500 and its registered office is River Learning Trust, Central Office, C/O Rose Hill Primary School, The Oval, Oxford, OX4 4HF.