BDCFT School Nursing Special Needs Team

24/07/2025

24/07/2025

📣 FREE Summer Fun Days – Coming to a Park Near You! 🌳🎉

Get ready for a summer of fun! Bradford Council is hosting 12 FREE fun days in parks across the district during the school holidays – and you’re invited! 🙌

Each event runs from 11am to 3pm, with exciting activities for children aged 5 to 14, including:

🧗 Climbing tower
🏰 Bouncy castles
🎨 Arts & crafts
⚽ Sports games
💃 Dance sessions
🍎 Free healthy lunches (for children eligible for benefits-related free school meals)

📅 Dates and locations:

🟢 Tues 29 July – Myrtle Park, Bingley
🟢 Weds 30 July – Ladyhill Park, Allerton
🟢 Fri 1 August – Ilkley Lido (Yorkshire Day Special!)
🟢 Tues 5 August – Victoria Park, Keighley
🟢 Weds 6 August – Lister Park, Bradford (National Playday!)
🟢 Thurs 7 August – Roberts Park, Saltaire
🟢 Tues 12 August – Idle Recreation Ground
🟢 Weds 13 August – Wibsey Park
🟢 Thurs 14 August – West Park, Girlington
🟢 Tues 19 August – Haworth Road Playing Fields
🟢 Weds 20 August – Sedbergh Sports Centre
🟢 Thurs 21 August – Peel Park

📍 No need to book – just turn up! Children will be asked to register their name and school on arrival.

👉 Full details and updates here:
https://orlo.uk/HPggV

The events are part of Bradford Council's Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme with funding from the Department for Education.

Let’s make it a summer to remember! ☀️

23/07/2025

𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
Festival of Sports 2nd – 10th August 2025
Keighley Town Council’s Festival of Sports is back for 2025!

Please have a look at the attached brochure for information on different events happening in Keighley. These events are FREE! but some require pre-booking.

Keighley Town Council
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17/07/2025

👉 Toilet training sessions with nurses at Family Hubs...
📆 Tuesday 12th August, 9.30-11.30am
📍 TFD Centre, Holmewood, BD4 0BH

📆 Tuesday 19th August, 1.30-3.30pm
📍 Barkerend Family Hub, Barkerend Road, BD3 8QX

📆 Wednesday 20th August, 9.30-11.30am
📍 Keighley/Shipley Rainbow Family Hub, BD22 6JB

More sessions will be taking place at other Family Hubs in September, October and December.

Our team BDCFT School Nursing Special Needs Team will be working alongside Public Health School Nursing team and we are piloting toilet training workshops to help families of children and young people with SEND. The workshops will be delivered from the 4 Family Hubs across the district.

Children with SEND may take longer to achieve toilet training and need more support. Our nursing teams can do our best to support you to create a consistent, positive toileting journey for your child.

🔴 This workshop is for parents/carers only. Please, no children to attend. We understand this can be difficult during the school holidays with childcare, we will be rolling out more workshops so keep a look out for a date that would be better suited for you😊

To book send your details and your child's name and school to sendtoilettraining@bdct.nhs.uk

16/07/2025

Grow your adventures with Bradford Libraries as they kick start the summer with their ever-popular Summer Reading Challenge. This year the theme is Story Garden and there will be lots of events and activities to support children’s reading skills. Children aged 4 to 12 years can sign up and receive incentives along the way as they read books throughout the summer.

Bradford Libraries will be launching the challenge on 5 July and children can call in to any library across the district to register.

https://www.bradford.gov.uk/libraries/children-and-young-people/summer-reading-challenge/

Bradford Council Bradford Libraries

Download their brochure here ⬇️
https://indd.adobe.com/view/db70b211-465f-4452-9886-a99ea6aac95e

14/07/2025

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West Yorkshire Police has teamed up with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service to deliver a bespoke three day educational programme aimed at 13-17 year olds.

𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐁𝐃𝟏𝟖 - 𝑇𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦 29𝑡ℎ - 𝑇ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦 31𝑠𝑡 𝐽𝑢𝑙𝑦 2025
𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐁𝐃𝟑 - 𝑇𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦 5𝑡ℎ - 𝑇ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦 7𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑠𝑡 2025
𝐊𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐁𝐃𝟐𝟏 - 𝑇𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦 12𝑡ℎ - 𝑇ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦 14𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑠𝑡 2025
𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐁𝐃𝟖 - 𝑇𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦 19𝑡ℎ - 𝑇ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦 21𝑠𝑡 𝐴𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑠𝑡 2025

To book please make a referral by contacting 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧@𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞.𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞.𝐮𝐤

11/07/2025

We have reached the weekend 🎉 and as we all know for sure, it is looking to be a lovely weekend with fabulous weather ☀
Please take care in this weather - check the UV rating, seek shade where possible and keep hydrated!

We have attached a few food ideas to up fluid intake for children/young people who struggle to drink enough fluids. Foods such as ice cream, ice-lollies, jelly, soup, yoghurt, milk puddings or water rich fruits such as melons can also count towards your fluid intake.
Make it fun, get the children involved in creating their own ice-lollies, soup, jelly or smoothies!

If you care for somebody who is nil by mouth due to being enterally fed; hydration is STILL important so please refer to your care plans - be cautious of checking for dehydration signs and seek help if you are worried.

Have a fantastic weekend 😎

11/07/2025

While many people enjoy warmer summer weather, hot weather can cause some people to become unwell through overheating (becoming uncomfortably hot), dehydration, heat exhaustion and heatstroke.

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 occurs when the body overheats and cannot cool down. Heat exhaustion does not usually need emergency medical attention if you cool down within 30 minutes. If you do not take action to cool down, heat exhaustion can lead to heatstroke.

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞 is where the body is no longer able to cool down and the body temperature becomes dangerously high.

𝐃𝐞𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 means your body loses more fluids than you take in. If it's not treated, it can get worse and become a serious problem.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beat-the-heat-hot-weather-advice/beat-the-heat-staying-safe-in-hot-weather
𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑟. 𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒, 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑠𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑡.

11/07/2025

𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐚
More hot weather is on its way for most of the UK and it’s predicted that the heatwave could last a while.
Sleeping in hot weather can be difficult as hot air can narrow your airways and make it harder to breathe. The best thing you can do is to keep your home cool.

☀Try sleeping in the coolest part of your house if possible. Ideally keep your home 18°C and 26°C.
☀Open windows at night can help keep your room cool.
☀Use a fan if you have one, but turn off lights and electrical items that you’re not using which can help to cool the air.
☀Keep curtains or blinds closed during the day to keep direct sunlight out.

If you’re waking up because of asthma symptoms, it could be a sign that your asthma is not well controlled and you may be at risk of an asthma attack. See your GP or asthma nurse as soon as you can to make sure you’re managing your asthma well.
https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/sleep-lung-conditions

Find out how your lung condition might be affecting your sleep.

10/07/2025

Children’s skin is more sensitive to UV rays than adults, so it’s important to protect their skin and eyes from sun damage when the UV index is 3 or more, even if it is cool or cloudy.

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭:
Sunburn in children can increase the risk of skin cancer in later life
Damage caused by over-exposure to UV rays can take 20 years or more to develop into skin cancer
UV damage to a child’s skin cells can start before their skin tans or burns

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞?
For a good level of protection, choose a sunscreen that offers protection from both UVA and UVB radiation and has:

𝐒𝐏𝐅 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟑𝟎 𝐔𝐕𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝟒 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞
If your child’s skin has an adverse reaction to the sunscreen, stop using immediately. Price or branding are not automatic indicators of the quality of a sunscreen – the critical factor is that the sunscreen you purchase has an SPF of 30 or more and a UVA star rating of 4 or more.

𝐒𝐏𝐅 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 (𝐔𝐕𝐁)
To reduce your child’s UVB exposure you need to pay attention to the SPF number. SPF stands for sun protection factor – the sunscreen’s ability to filter out ultraviolet B radiation (UVB).
The higher the SPF number, the greater the protection.

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐔𝐕𝐀)
To protect against ultraviolet A radiation (UVA) rays, you need to make sure the sunscreen has a UVA rating of 4 or 5 stars, or displays the EU logo for UVA protection.

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧
Apply their sunscreen generously at least 30 minutes before going outdoors, and reapply at least every two hours, especially if your child is in the water or sweating.

It’s important to remember that no sunscreen gives 100% protection against UV rays.

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/sunscreen-and-sun-safety/

09/07/2025

This week our team attended a parents evening at High Park school, whilst there they highlighted accident and prevention - creating a pop up stall offering information and advice also leaflets to parents/carers.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭:
🔋 The dangers of batteries - especially button batteries which can be easily swallowed and cause severe internal burns, bleeding and even death within hours due to a chemical reaction with saliva.
🍬 Small sweets such as smarties and choking hazards.
🎈 Small bin bags for example nappy bags and how children can reach for these and put them in their mouth.
💊Safe medication storing.
🧼 Safe cleaning products storage
🧲 Small magnets that could be swallowed.

Parents gave the team verbal feedback saying how interesting the information was and how they had never heard/thought of some things before. One parent even mentioned about wanting to write to their MP regarding safety measures around magnets.

For more information around child and young peoples safety, please have a look at the Child Accident Prevention Trust website and social media platforms! you never know, you could learn something new and life saving.

https://capt.org.uk/button-batteries-understanding-the-risks/

09/07/2025

Family Fun Day at Cliffe Castle! 🎈🥳

📍Cliffe Castle
📅Saturday 26th July 2025
🕙10am – 3pm

There will be:
🎈FREE Ballon Modelling
🎨FREE Face Painting
🦅FREE Falconry Display
👸FREE Princess Meet and Greet
🦖FREE Dino Meet and Greet
🐱‍🐉FREE Dino Ranger Workshop
🐎FREE Donkey Rides
⛳FREE Crazy Golf
🏁FREE Ferret Racing Shows
🦆FREE Hook and Duck
🥫FREE Tin Can Knock Out
💙FREE Bluey, Bingo and Stitch Meet and Greet
🎪FREE Circus Workshop
🎡FREE Play in Parks and Mini Bounce Planet
🍔Markets