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Parklands High School
Medication Administration Policy
LEARN RESPECT ASPIRE ACHIEVE
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SUPPORTING PUPILS WITH MEDICAL NEEDS: POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Parklands follow the guidelines set out by Lancashire County Council
This policy:
• Establishes a statement of the ways in which the school responds to its responsibilities regarding
pupils with medical needs; and
• Establishes the legal position on administering medication.
The policy aims to:
• Build on the existing good practice, which ensures that children with medical needs attend school and
benefit from doing so.
• Establish the ways in which the school can effectively and safely meet the needs of these pupils.
• Complement the school’s health and safety policies.
Specific Procedures
1. Administration of Medicines in School
1.1 The Governors and staff of Parklands High School wish to ensure that pupils with medical needs
receive proper care and support at school. The Headteacher will accept responsibility in principle for
members of the school staff giving or supervising pupils taking prescribed medication during the school
day where those members of staff have volunteered to do so.
1.2 Only medication prescribed by a doctor will be administered or supervised taken by pupils.
Whenever possible pupils will be encouraged to administer prescribed medicine.
1.3 Parents are required to make a specific request in writing. (Appendix 1)
1.4 Only reasonable quantities of medication should be supplied to the school.
1.5 Each item of medication must be delivered in its original container and handed directly to the
Headteacher (or to a nominated person authorised by the Headteacher).
1.6 Each item of medication must be clearly labelled with the following information:
• Pupil’s name
• Name of medication
• Dosage
• Frequency of dosage
• Date of dispensing
• Storage requirements (if important)
• Expiry date
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1.7 The school will not accept items of medication which are in unlabelled containers. 1.8 Unless
otherwise indicated all medication to be administered in school will be kept in a locked medicine
cabinet.
1.9 The school will keep a record with details of medication administered.
(Appendix 2)
1.10 It is the responsibility of parents/carers to notify the school if there is a change in medication, a
change in dosage requirements, or the discontinuation of the pupil’s need for medication.
1.11 Staff who volunteer to assist in the administration of medication will receive appropriate
training/guidance through arrangements made with the School Health Service.
1.12 The school will make every effort to continue the administration of medication to a pupil whilst on
trips away from the school premises, even if additional arrangements might be required. However,
there may be occasions when it may not be possible to include a pupil on a school trip if appropriate
supervision cannot be guaranteed.
2. School Trips
2.1 Teachers and other school staff in charge of pupils have a common law duty to act as any reasonably
prudent parent would to make sure that pupils are healthy and safe on school premises and this might,
in exceptional circumstances, extend to administering medicine and/or taking action in an emergency.
This duty also extends to teachers leading activities taking place off the school site, such as educational
visits, school outings and field trips.
2.2 Pupils with medical need should be encouraged to participate in school trips, where safety permits.
2.3 Arrangements for taking any necessary medication will need to be taken into consideration.
2.4 Staff supervising excursions should always be aware of medical needs, and relevant emergency
procedures.
2.5 An additional supervisor or parent might accompany a particular pupil to help with specific medical
needs.
2.6 If staff are concerned about whether they can provide for a pupil’s safety, or the safety of other
pupils on a trip, they should discuss this issue with the Headteacher.
3. Long-Term Medical Needs and Health Care Plans
3.1 Any pupil who has long-term medical needs and/or is likely to have prolonged or recurrent periods
of absence from school due to a medical condition will have a written health care plan developed by the
school nurse.
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3.2 Any pupil who is likely to have prolonged or recurrent periods of absence from school will be
referred to L.E.M.S.
3.3 The main purpose of an individual health care plan is to identify the level of support needed by a
student. This document clarifies for staff, parents and the pupil the help the school can provide and
receive. It should include details of a pupil’s condition, special requirements, what constitutes an
emergency, what action to take in an emergency, what not to do in event of emergency, who to contact
in an emergency and the role the staff can play.
3.4 A list of all pupils with special health problems or physical difficulties can be found in the annual
booklet ‘Pupil Medical and SEN Information’.
4. Illness
4.1 Any student who becomes unwell during the day should report to a member of staff. The student
should be sent, or taken, to the reception area and the appropriate Form Tutor / Progress Leader
informed.
4.2 A qualified first aider will administer treatment if appropriate contact parents/carers if necessary.
4.3 If the first aider deems the illness to be an emergency and ambulance will be called and parents
contacted. The school is not responsible for taking an ill pupil to A& E or home.
5. Accident
5.1 When a pupil has an accident he/she will be attended to and examined by a qualified first aider who
will administer treatment if appropriate.
5.2 Parents/carers will be contacted and, in the case of a non emergency, asked to collect their child
from school or make arrangements for this to happen.
5.3 A recommendation may be given that the child should be taken to A & E as a precaution, in this
instance it is the parents/carers responsibility to do this.
5.4 If the first aider deems the accident to be an emergency and ambulance will be called and parents
contacted. The school is not responsible for taking an injured pupil to A& E.
5.5 For location of First Aid Equipment see School Handbook.
6. Emergency
For Emergency procedures see School’s Health and Safety Policy.
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Appendix 1
Details of Pupil
Surname ……………………………………………………. Forename(s) …………………………………....................................
Address ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………......................................
M/F …………………………………………………………… Class/Form ……………………………………....................................
Date of Birth ……………………………………………… Condition/Illness ………………………….....................................
Medication
Name/Type of medication (as described on the container) ………………………………………................................
For how long will your child take this medication …………………………………………………................................…..
Date dispensed ………………………………………………………………………………………....................................……………..
Full directions for use
Dosage/amount (as per instructions on container) …………………………….................................……………………..
How often …………………………………………………. Side Effects ………………….......................................……………….
Self Administration ……………………………………..
Procedures to take in an Emergency ………………………...................................………………………………………………
Contact Information
Contact 1 Name ………………………...............………… Contact 2 Name ……….....................................…………….
Relationship ………………………………….........………….. Relationship ……...................................…………………………
Telephone No (home) ………………............……………… Telephone No (home) …………............................……..
Work/mobile …………………………..........………………… Work/mobile …………….................................………………..
GP
Name ……………………………………..........………………. Allergies ……………....................................………………………
Telephone No …………………………………………
I understand that I must deliver the medication personally to (agreed member of staff) and accept that
this is a service which the school is not obliged to undertake.
Signature …………………………….……....………… Date ………..……………… Relationship to Pupil ……....……………..
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Appendix 2
Record of medication administered in School
Date Pupil’s Name Time Name of
Medication Dose Given Signature