Medical
Regular medical, dental and hearing checks are made by qualified staff employed by Surrey County Council.
Accidents
If your child has an accident or sustains an injury in school (beyond minor trips and bumps) we will contact you directly, to inform you of the nature of the injury and the First Aid your child has received.
Allergies
If your child has allergies then you must inform the School Office, so a Care Plan can be organised for your child.
Emergency Medication
If your child requires an asthma inhaler, we ask you to ensure this is clearly labelled, in date and stored in the School Office. Children do not carry their own asthma inhaler around with them.
If your child requires an Epipen, we ask that you ensure this is clearly labelled, in date and shared with the School Office. Your child wil be provided with a medical bag and they will need to ensure their epipen is kept on their person (or with their key worker) at all times.
Prescribed Medication
If your child is prescribed medicine which you need us to administer in school, please complete a Medical Request Form, which is available to download.
The medicine should be in its original packaging with your child’s name on it.
We cannot administer any medicine that has not been specifically prescribe by a doctor, this includes paracetamol or antihistamines. Children may not keep medication on their person (or in their bag) and they may not self-administer medication in school.
Please could we urge parents to keep their children at home if they are unwell and do not allow them to return to school until they are fully recovered. If a child has been off due to sickness &/or diarrhoea, please note that the advice from the Health Protection Agency is that children should not return to school until 48 hours after the last episode of vomiting or diarrhoea. This helps to minimise the spread of such infections, especially as we have several vulnerable children in our school community.
Please refer to the PHE website - see links below - for any updated guidance regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19):