Medicines in School

At Park, we are committed to supporting pupils with medical conditions.  The administration of medicines is a service that Park Primary School is not obliged to undertake, so we ask that parents/carers comply with the following guidance.

  • Parents/carers must complete of the Parental Agreement for School to Administer Medicine Form.  This form can be found below (can be printed and completed) or paper copies are available from the school office.  We will not administer any medication without a signed Agreement.

  • All requests to administer medication must be directed to the school office and all medicines must be handed to the school office and not class teachers;

  • We will not accept verbal consents (unless in extreme emergencies at the discretion of the Headteacher) or written consent in the form of notes;

  • No child under 16 should be given medication-containing aspirin unless prescribed by a doctor;

  • We can only administer medication at 12.30pm and 1.30pm.  If your child needs medication at other times, parents/carers will have to attend school to administer it personally.

Prescribed Medicines

  • Prescribed medicines are those that have been prescribed by a doctor, dentist or other healthcare professional.  They must be in the original container as dispensed by a pharmacist and include the prescriber’s instructions for administration;

  • We will not accept medicines that are not in their original container, nor make changes to dosage on parents/carers’ instructions without consulting with the prescriber and/or community pharmacist; 

  • Loose blister packs of medication, or tablets in temporary containers will not be accepted.

Non-Prescribed Medicines

  • The school will administer non prescribed medication such as children’s paracetamol, allergy relief syrup, travel sickness tablets, nappy rash cream, lip salve etc. only if this Agreement is completed by a parent/carer (in the case of suncream, plasters, liquid paracetamol and allergy relief medicine, consent provided within the school data collection forms is also accepted);

  • We cannot administer non-prescribed ibuprofen.

For further information on how we support children with medical conditions, please see our Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions Policy