Medical
Appointments
Please notify the school in advance, in writing, of any forthcoming medical appointments. Medical appointment forms are available from the school office or via the link below.
Medication During the School Day
We are able to administer short-term medication at around 12pm each day. Often, children need, for example, antibiotics and they need a three times daily dosage. We can, as stated, administer at 12pm and parents are often able to give the other doses before school and after school.
Pupils who need life-saving or condition-controlling medicines will have an agreed individual plan, signed by parents.
Medicine Forms are held at the office. A copy can also be found at the bottom of this page. The completion of a Medicine form is required for all medication to be administered in school.
Please label all medication clearly with your child’s name and Class Base. Medicine should be brought to the school office please and not placed in book bags. Prescription medicine must clearly labelled, with a pharmacy label and original packaging.
Communicating Absence due to Illness
On the first morning of absence, please telephone (01202 424585) and leave a message on our absence line (option 1), call in at the office or email us with all the details at absence@stourfieldinfants.com. Please remember to state your child’s name, class and reason for absence.
Where an illness is expected to cause several days of absence, we like to have regular updates - please email or phone the School Office.
Vomiting & Diarrhoea
If your child has a case of sickness or diarrhea we ask that they do not attend school for 48 hours from their last episode. Please follow the instructions above on communicating with us during this period. If a child attends school within that 48 hour window a call will be made home and a request made to immediatly collect your child from school. This is to prevent any spread of a potential infection.
This school policy is in-line with NHS Gudiance.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diarrhoea-and-vomiting/
Headlice
As you are all aware, headlice can be a common problem in children of this age. We have consulted with the school nursing team for some advice to help treat headlice.
There are three types of treatment:-
- Dimeticone (Hedrin) – This product coats head lice and requires the treatment to be repeated after 7 days.
- Insecticides – Carbanate (prescription only), Organophosphate and Pyrethroids (Full Marks liquid). This treatment requires 2 treatments, 7 days apart.
- Detection combing (wet combing or bug busting) – This treatment can take several weeks to work. You need to detection comb every 3 - 4 days, for at least 2 weeks. You will need to continue detection combing until no lice have been found for 3 consecutive times. ‘Bug Buster’ kits are available at pharmacies.
The best treatment is prevention!
If your child has headlice we would be very grateful if you could inform the class teacher. That way we can send slips home in every child’s book bag in the class, allowing all parents to carry out ‘detection combing’.
If you require any further information or support, please speak to your child’s teacher or attend one of the drop in sessions held by our school nursing team.
Please see below a Powerpoint document for more information on this.
Guidance on Childhood Ailments
A link to the NHS website is available here.
Key Documents:
