• Guidance on Illness

 

Our School Nurse and members of the School Nursing Team visit the school and carry out health assessments as necessary. They can measure height, weight and screen hearing but not vision. Our school nurse is Julie Loveless and she is based at Stamford Hospital.  She can be contacted on 01780 764151 x 8204.  She takes over from the health visitor looking after children when they reach school age.

 

A visit to an optician is recommended if there is any concern about a child’s vision.

 

If your child is to see the School Doctor you will be contacted and invited to attend. Throughout their school years, the children will be involved in talking about health matters in a group setting either with their teacher or members of the School Nursing Team. 

 

Further information or advice can be obtained from the School Nursing Service, Stamford Health Clinic, Ryhall Road, Stamford (Tel: 01780 762906).

 

 

Medicines should not be brought into school except for children suffering from illness such as: asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, severe allergy or hay fever. 

 

Asthma inhalers are kept in the child’s classroom and are available at all times. 

 

For the other specific illnesses or on-going prescribed medication, special arrangements should be made with the headteacher. 

 

Children taking antibiotics cough mixtures, eye drops etc. should not be in school. 

 

This policy has the full approval of the Specialist in Community Medicine.