Health Information

Ailments:

Students will be referred to the Secretary of the Junior or Middle Schools by the teacher or self who will treat and/or refer the student to other health professionals or parents, as required. Minor Injuries:

Students will be referred to the Secretary of the Junior or Middle Schools by the teacher or self who will treat and/or refer the student to other health professionals or parents, as required. Parents will be contacted if a Day Student is unable to return to class Boarding students will be referred to the Health Centre on either the All Saints Campus or Scots Campus at the discretion of the Middle School Secretary in conjunction with Nursing staff. If the student is injured whilst playing school sport he/she will report to the first aid station (sports field), first aid will be administered on site. The sporting coach then will: i. Contact parents of Day Students and liaise re ongoing care ii. Contact Senior Resident on duty and liaise re ongoing care of boarding students

Serious ailment/injuries requiring Doctor or Hospital admission:

First aid will be administered by the Junior or Middle School Secretary and/ or other staff members immediately present The Junior or Middle School Secretary in conjunction with Nursing staff will decide if the student should be taken to hospital immediately or a doctor called. The parents/carers will be contacted by the Junior or Middle School Secretary as soon as is practicable, according to the information on CareMonkey. In an emergency, a student will be transferred by ambulance to hospital. A College representative will stay until relatives attend hospital. In the case of a Boarding Student, the College representative will remain with the students at their discretion in consultation with medical professionals and the student’s parents/ carers. Medication Procedure

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Parent must inform the Junior or Middle School Secretary of all medications taken by students All medications taken during the school day should be stored at the Junior or Middle School Reception or in the campus Health Centre. No medications may be kept by Students in the Boarding House/s The Junior or Middle School Secretary or Nursing staff will dispense prescription and nonprescription medications when authorised in writing by parents/ guardians, or as prescribed by doctor. Staff are only able to administer medication as instructed on the pack/ letter and cannot accept verbal instructions to vary a dose. The Junior or Middle School Secretary will only dispense or assist with the administration of any medication IF the medication is provided in its original container with the label clearly displaying the student’s name and required dosage. For long term medication (30 days or more) a medication summary should also be obtained from your doctor and supplied to the college. All medications administered by the Junior or Middle School Secretary or any other staff will be recorded. Smoking

Scots All Saints College campuses are smoke-free environments and as such, smoking is NOT permitted in any part of the College grounds at any time.

Exclusions from school for medical conditions Please refer to guidelines for exclusion for medical conditions on the website.