Medical
Student Illness or injury
If a student is unwell or injured at school they should go to Reception, where the Senior First Aid Assistant will provide First Aid and advice. Wherever possible the student is encouraged to go back into lessons after a short time in the Medical Room.
If a student is not well enough to stay in school, the Senior First Aid Assistant will arrange for her to go home by making direct contact with her parent/carer.
Please note that students should not telephone their parents themselves. Also, if a student is unwell with a high temperature, vomiting or diarrhea she should wait for 48hrs after symptoms have disappeared before returning to school.
Administration of Medicines in school
If a student suffers from a chronic long-term illness/complaint such as asthma, serious allergy, diabetes or epilepsy, or is recovering from a short term illness and requires antibiotics, it may be necessary for prescribed medicines to be administered in school.
In all instances when prescribed medicines need to be administered at school, parents must complete an Administration of Medicines Form.
Medicines must be in the original packaging with the dispensing label and instruction leaflet.
Administration of medicines request form
Paracetamol
Paracetamol is not available from the medical room. However, if a student occasionally requires pain relief to enable her to stay in school, parents may provide the school with the relevant medicine and parental consent form. Paracetamol will not be administered:
before 12.30pm
following a head injury
when a student is already taking other medication
Parental consent is required.
Parental agreement for administration of paracetamol form
