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Administering medicines: do we need parental consent?
Must we get permission to give non-prescription medicines to pupils? This article looks at statutory guidance on giving medicines to pupils, and relays advice from one of our associate experts. It also points to letters requesting parental consent to administer medicines to pupils.
- Administering medicines in school: guidance
- Administering medicines: template record forms
- First aid provision in schools
- First aid provision on school trips
- Individual healthcare plans: guidance, templates and examples
- Individual healthcare plans: when should pupils have one?
- Keeping EpiPens in school
- Supporting pupils with asthma: guidance
- Supporting pupils with complex medical needs
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