SICKNESS & Medication

Should your child require essential or emergency medication in school, the arrangements can be found here: 

MEDICATION

At school, we have very strict policies and protocols that we must follow from East Lothian Council.  If your child requires medication at school, you must communicate this with a member of staff within the office, and complete all appropriate medication forms to be retained by school.

Please do not leave medication in children’s bags.  It must be given to an adult who will take it to the medical room.

Each time your child is administered their medication, the school will sign the record of administration form.  We can only store and administer medication if it is prescribed, and comes to school in the original packaging, which contains a label from the pharmacy with your child’s name and date of birth.  We are unable to administer medication such as antihistamines without a prescription.

We are also unable to administer the first dose of medication; children must have had their first dose at home, so they can be monitored in case of a potential reaction.

If your child is unwell, we are not allowed to prescribe paracetamol or ibuprofen, we would ask you to consider if your child is well enough to be at school.

In order to issue medication of any sort, the relevant form must be signed beforehand. These are available from the school, or you can print one from the options below. Children are not permitted to self-administer any medication apart from a prescribed asthma inhaler.