Medication

All medication must have clear pharmaceutical labelling, to include; name, correct dose and times to be given. Unless it is a fluctuating dose, and we have written confirmation from the prescriber, labelling which states ‘As required’ is not acceptable. Medication must also be within the date of expiry. If it does not meet this criteria, school, will be unable to administer medication. Parents should also be aware that some medication has a short shelf life once opened. In these instances, some pharmacists will dispense medication into smaller bottes if you ask, to avoid wastage.
Parents should provide us with a supply of their child’s medication to administer at school. Failure to send in the medication may result in them being sent home if there are inadequate supplies to administer.
Medication must be handed to the taxi driver or escort to hand over to school. It should not be placed in school or Sleepover bags where it may be accessed by another child and cause a hazard.
Where changes occur, either in the medication, the strength or dose, notification must be given in writing from the prescribing GP or Consultant. If this is not possible straight away due to a delay in the prescriber providing written confirmation, a copy of the new prescription may be sufficient in the interim. We cannot make changes without confirmation from the prescriber, so it is always worth asking for it at the time of your appointment.
Staff are able to cut tablets to meet the required dose if the tablet is scored. Where this may be necessary, parents should ask the G.P. or pharmacist label the packaging accordingly. We are unable to cut tablets that are not scored as an accurate dose cannot be guaranteed.
Parents must supply us with sufficient syringes and giving sets each week to administer enteral feeds and medication. We are unable to use them past the prescribed number of uses recommended on the packaging. Without adequate syringes, we are unable to administer the feed/medication.
Paracetamol will only be administered if it is prescribed for your child or if we have a letter from the GP to say that it may be given.
Minor injuries will be attended to by staff who are trained in the administration of First Aid.
If for any reason Staff feel that the pupil is not well enough to stay at school, a parent or nominated responsible adult will be expected to collect him / her and take them home or to hospital as required.
Pupil will be expected to be kept off school for 48 hours following the last bout of sickness or diarrhoea. If a child is sick for other reasons such as reflux, rather than a bug, this does not apply.