East Berkshire CCG began piloting work with schools in 2017. Since then, we have learned from our successes and in 2019/20 are rolling out a targeted campaign, delivered by GPs within First/Primary schools, focusing on children in Year 4 (age 8-9). The objectives are to engage children around hand washing and keeping bugs at bay, encourage self-care and promote understanding of the best place to go if someone is feeling unwell.

So far, we have reached over 500 children at 13 schools with our important message.