Medication & Personal Care

Medication

Any medication that your child requires should be brought to School in the original container which has a pharmacy label clearly visible, and we can only follow the instructions on that label. A Medication Health Care Plan must be completed for each item and returned to School before any medication is administered, we do not accept verbal or hand-written notes. If medication is brought to School in the incorrect packaging or we have not received consent, we will return the medication to you without administering it. We cannot administer pain medication unless it has been prescribed by a doctor and is clearly visible in the original packaging with a pharmacy label. 

If your child has emergency response medication, for example to treat asthma, we must always have their correct inhaler on site - this will be stored and accessible in the event of an emergency. Again, we must have the original prescription labelling with your child’s name on. We also have emergency salbutamol inhalers on site which can be used if your child has an asthma attack whilst in School and your child’s inhaler is not in use. Parents must complete an Emergency Medication Health Care Plan to give consent for this to be used. 

Personal Care Needs 

The staff work closely with family to ensure that all personal care needs are met. If this is a need for your child then please contact Donna Ward.