Date of Policy – CPP 7 March 2022

Committee Responsibility – CPP Committee

Review Schedule – Three Year

Date of next review – Spring Term 2025

Malden Manor Primary School and Nursery

School Medicines Policy

Introduction

Malden Manor Primary School will maximise inclusion for pupils with medical needs in as full a range of educational opportunities as possible.  

This policy is written with reference to RBK’s School Medicines Policy GHS(S) 18 within the Health & Safety Handbook.

Governing Body

The duty of the Governor Body is to:

• ensure that Malden Manor’s arrangements comply with the Health and Safety policies and procedures produced by the Royal Borough of Kingston.
• ensure the school has a policy in place which summarises the arrangements for the administration of medicines in school and how it can be implemented effectively
• have a designated teacher who has overall responsibility for ‘Children with Medical Needs’
• ensure staff who volunteer to administer medication receive appropriate accredited training and a sufficient number of staff are suitably trained.  

Headteacher

The headteacher is responsible for:

• implementing the Governing Body’s policy in practice and for developing detailed procedures;
• ensuring that staff who volunteer to administer medicines receive support and training wherever necessary;
• ensuring the school’s local policies and procedures are communicated to parents;
• ensuring the school’s insurance arrangements provide appropriate indemnity for staff against claims for alleged negligence providing they are acting within the remit of their employment;
• ensuring new and temporary staff are aware of any pupil in their class who may need specific medication for a serious medical condition.

Designated Teachers

The Designated Teachers with responsibility for ‘Children with Medical Needs’ at Malden Manor are the Senior Leadership Team.

Staff Absence

The school will ensure that a trained first aider is always available to cover in the event there is staff absence or staff turnover.

Supply teachers will be briefed about any medical conditions where relevant.

Risk Assessments

Risk assessments for school visits, holidays, and other school activities outside of the normal timetable will include medical conditions and medication information.  Where relevant an Individual Healthcare Plan will be written and monitored.

Over the counter Medicines (OTC)

Schools should ensure that parents have provided written permission/consent for staff to administer the OTC medicine and check that the:

 • Medication is in date.

• Manufacturers’ instructions on the medicine are in line with what is being requested.

 • Child’s name is written on the OTC medicine container.

This is in line with the guidance issued by NHS Kingston and Richmond CCGs in August 2018

Training

Training for staff should be of a suitable standard in order to ensure they are competent to administer medicines safely. The school’s CPD records contain the dates that staff receive any relevant medicines training.

Remember that First Aid training includes information about a range of conditions, including asthma and epilepsy, and providing initial first aid to people with those conditions where appropriate. First aid training therefore remains an important and complimenting source of information in addition to the training provided by the above organisations.

Administration of some specific medication requires specific training, including the following:

Refer to RBK School Medicines Guidelines on the following:

• Kingston School Health Team/Service and Kingston Hospital Paediatric Diabetes Service
• Prescribed medicines
• Staff indemnity
• Training
• Medicines Brought into School & Precaution Treatment for Serious Medical Conditions: Diabetes, Asthma, Allergy and Anaphylaxis, Epilepsy  
• Defibrillators

• Non-prescribed Medicines- NHS Kingston and Richmond CCGs in August 2018

Recommended Forms: (see Appendices within RBK Medical guidelines GHS 18)

The following forms are utilized as part of our management of medicines:

Parental Agreement for OTC and prescribed Medicines (Appendix 1)

Record of Medicines Administered (Appendix 2)

Record of Insulin (Appendix 3)

Individual Healthcare Plan (Appendix 4)

Appendix 1

Parental Agreement for School to Administer Medicine

Please ask for a copy of the school’s medicine policy. The school will not give your child medicine unless you complete and sign this form.

I accept that this is a service that the school is not obliged to undertake. I understand that I must notify the school of any changes in writing.

Date .... /......./.......             Name..............................            Signature.........................

I agree that the child named on the form will receive their medication as outlined above

 Signed.......................................

(the Senior Leadership Team)

 Date ........../............/................

Record of (name of medicine) administered to (name of pupil)

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Record of Insulin administered to (name of pupil)

Appendix 4

Individual Healthcare Plan