Medical Information
Attendance
We believe that children should have the opportunity to come to school if they are well enough to do so even if they may need medication during the day as regular attendance is important for children in order for them to progress in their education and not fall behind.
Medicines in School
Any parents requiring the school to administer medicines to their child should complete the Medicine Permission form at the school office. Medicines should be handed to office staff by the child’s parent and if needed after school hours collected by the parent. On completion of the course all unused medicines should be collected.
Medicines are kept in the School Office under the control of the office staff.
Forms
Policies
School Health
The School Nursing Service works together with children and young people their parents/carers and school staff, to provide a comprehensive efficient and accessible service which:
- Helps children keep healthy during their school days and for the rest of their lives
- Prevents ill health in children and the local community
- Supports children with medical needs and those needing medication
- Ensures that educational potential is not hampered by unmet health needs
- Monitors and supports families in relation to Hertfordshire Safeguarding Policies
When your child commences school at the age of five, care is transferred from the Health Visiting Service to the School Nursing Service. The service has four distinct areas that it offers to children attending a Hertfordshire mainstream school.
Covid-19 Update
As of the 1st April 2022, the government changed its response to COVID-19 to managing it as endemic, rather than pandemic. Their new guidance, “Learning to live safely with COVID-19” focuses very much on treating COVID-19 the same as any other respiratory virus, with emphasis on doing what we can as individuals to prevent the spread of infection, and protecting those who are at high risk of developing severe disease, including those who have a weakened immune system.
We will continue to follow government guidance and continue to implement infection control measures aimed at preventing the spread of respiratory infections and managing any outbreaks, should they occur.
Children will continue to be encouraged to cover their mouth and nose with a disposable tissue when coughing and/or sneezing and to wash their hands after using or disposing of tissues.
Symptoms of Covid-19
COVID-19 symptoms can include:
- a high temperature or shivering (chills) – a high temperature means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste
- shortness of breath
- feeling tired or exhausted
- an aching body
- a headache
- a sore throat
- a blocked or runny nose
- loss of appetite
- diarrhoea
- feeling sick or being sick
What to do if you have tested positive
You are no longer required to do a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test if you have symptoms.
But if you or your child have tested positive for COVID-19:
- try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 3 days after the day the test was taken if you or your child are under 18 years old
- try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days after the day you took your test if you are 18 years old or over
- avoid meeting people who are more likely to get seriously ill from viruses, such as people with a weakened immune system, for 10 days after the day you took your test