Medical

Medical Provision

When a child becomes ill or has an accident in school a decision will be taken on whether the child may stay at school or whether we should contact their parents (or possibly the child’s emergency contact or family doctor if the parents cannot be contacted).   Parents, or a responsible person, will be encouraged where possible to collect the child from school.

A pupil involved in an accident may require to be taken by car or ambulance to the hospital casualty department, usually the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh.   Again parents will be contacted either to come to school or go directly to hospital.   An adult will always remain with the pupil until the parent arrives.

Please do not send pupils to school if they are feeling unwell.  If a pupil has had sickness or diarrhoea then they must not return to school until 48 hours after their last bout of sickness or diarrhoea.

It is most important that parents inform the school of any special medical conditions or requirements for the child.

It is the responsibility of every parent to provide the school with an up-to-date name, address and telephone number of an emergency contact.   If ever there is a change e.g. of a parent’s place of work or of the person you wish us to contact in an emergency, please immediately inform the school.

Should your child have a medical condition that may require essential treatment or emergency administration of medication, the following arrangements exist:

• Schools will hold medication, under secure conditions and clearly marked, for use by/for your child.

• You are responsible for supplying this medication to the school office.   YOU SHOULD NOT SEND IT WITH YOUR CHILD.   You are also responsible for maintaining up-to-date medication.

• The office will ask you to complete some paperwork.

• If you have any queries about the management of your child’s medical condition within school, you should contact the Head Teacher.