Student Medical/Health Care Guidelines

As part of the School’s commitment to the safety of Students, the Health Centre supports individual medical/health needs by assessing and treating any Student requiring first aid attention while involved in a School approved activity, including the dispensing and administering of routine medications.

First aid facilities and defibrillators are located throughout each of the School’s campuses.

It is the responsibility of the School to:

1. take all reasonable steps to manage specific medical/health care procedures in response to written requests from Parent/s or Guardian/s medical practitioner/s.
2. Secure (in locked storage units), dispense (in accordance with the ‘Administer Medication’ form) and appropriately dispose of all medications.
3. maintain details of medical treatment on the School’s database and retain records in accordance with relevant legislation.
4. ensure Student’s Individual Health Care Management Plan’s (IHCMPs) are readily accessible to Staff.

It is the responsibility of the Parent/s or Guardian/s to:

1. inform the School of the Student’s medical/health needs at the time of enrolment or diagnosis (including any change to an existing condition) this must be done on the parent portal or notify the Health Centre
2. provide the School’s Health Centre (HC) with any IHCMPs developed by the Student’s medical practitioner. Plans must be reviewed annually or as required by the governing body (eg, ASCIA).
3. complete an ‘Administer Medication’ form for each individual medication –
   a. Restricted medication (prescribed by a medical practitioner) packaging must contain a pharmaceutical label clearly detailing the Student’s full name, dosage instructions and expiry date.
   b. Unrestricted medication (purchased over the counter) packaging must clearly detail dosage instructions and an expiry date.
4. support the School in managing the Student’s medical/health needs.

It is the responsibility of the Student (Years PreK-12) to:

1. not carry, store, distribute medication/s to any other person.
2. not self-administer any medication/s.

It is the responsibility of the Student (Years 7-12) with Critical Care requirements to:

1. carry their IHCMP’s and associated prescribed medication/s (eg, Ventolin, Epipen) on their person, at all times, whilst at School or undertaking a School approved activity.
2. not share IHCMP medication/s with any other person.

Medication

In addition to the dispensing of medications required by a completed ‘Administer Medication’ form, unrestricted medication may be dispensed, from the School’s HC or First Aid facility supplies, following the assessment of any Student presenting with an illness or injury.

Only medication in its original packaging will be dispensed.

Critical Care / Emergency Treatment

Primary students with critical care needs are issued with individual medication boxes (stocked with medication provided in accordance with a completed ‘Administer Medication’ form and current IHCMP), which are stored as follows:

Years K-6	Junior School – First Aid room
Years Pre K-6	Preparatory School – Health Centre

The School may be required to seek specialist emergency medical attention (eg, ambulance). In this circumstance, Parent/s should enquire as to the School’s ambulance and insurance cover by contacting the Bursar’s office on (02) 9581 6028 (bursar@trinity.nsw.edu.au).