If pupils need to take their own medicines it is essential that these are accompanied by written permission and instructions from the parent/guardian and/or GP, specifying the medication involved, circumstances under which it should be administered, frequency and levels of dosage.

Parents/guardians should hand over medicines to the appropriate member of staff so that they may be stored safely. The medicine should be clearly labelled with the child's name and dosage instructions, and the medicine should only be given to the named child.

Members of the school staff cannot be required to administer medicines. Where Heads have agreed to administer medicines members of staff are responsible for entering information on dosages given into the Drug Record Book this is to avoid the risk of double dosing/missed doses. The administration of drugs should be routinely reviewed.

If parents/guardians consider that their child is capable and responsible, then a child should look after their own inhaler. Otherwise it should be kept safely and the child should have immediate access to it.

The Learning Trust has a code of practice relating to the administering of medication to students at school, and can be found within the Learning Trusts Health and Safety policy (section 11) which can be found at Health & Safety

Please direct your queries to your child' school in the first instance or to:

Mark Gater (Health, Safety and Environment Manager)
020 8820 7338
mark.gater@learningtrust.co.uk

The Learning Trust
1 Reading Lane
London
E8 1GQ