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Prescribed medicines or drugs prescribed must not be brought into school without prior
permission of the Headteacher. In each case:

1. There must be prior written agreement between the parents and the school before any
action is taken.

2. Clear written instructions given by the parent, preferably supported with medical
advice.

3. All medicines must be clearly labelled with doctor’s sticker, contents, owner’s name
and dosage, and stored in accordance with instructions which accompany the medicines.

4. The medicines should be delivered to the school office by a parent who should provide
indemnity by completing a form from the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Business
Manager or School Admin. Staff. Medicines must be in the smallest practical amount, in
the containers issued by the pharmacist.

There are two main sets of circumstances in which requests may be made:

1. Long term illness/chronic complaints;

2. Short term illness/acute complaints.

School Health Service The aim of the School Health Service is to promote the health and
wellbeing of the school child and young person so that they may reach their full potential
and not be disadvantaged through ill-health.

During Year 1, health assessments take place at school with the School Health Adviser.
Parents are asked to give consent and attend. If necessary, a medical with the school
doctor can be arranged. Also, hearing/screening will be carried out by an audiometric
technician.

Dental screening is carried out by dental officers each year. No treatment or further
inspection will be offered without the consent of a parent or guardian.

Health surveillance will be carried out by the School Health Adviser, who is a Registered
General Nurse with further specialised training in school nursing, based at the Local
Health Centre or Clinic. The nurse will conduct individual health care interviews at the
school. It will not be necessary for parents to attend, as ideally the children will be seen
individually where they will be encouraged to participate in selfcare and to understand
the purpose of screening tests. In this way, by the time the child leaves school, he/she
will have the education to develop his/her own programme of health care. If there are
any health problems found at these interviews, the school nurse will contact the parent or
guardian and assist them in getting help for the child.

The School Health Adviser for this school is based at Ladies Walk Clinic, Sedgley, Tel No.
01902 575949

Headlice Occasionally pupils may suffer from head lice in school. This is an issue which
may never be solved by the school, but we look to work with parents and carers to help
minimalise the disruption in school.

If we suspect headlice in school a letter will be sent out to all children within that class,
allowing parents to be more vigilant and check their children’s hair at home. Parents can
seek advice and support with this through the school nurse. If your child has head lice, you

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