There is a range of support and guidance available to organisations around medical care issues, medical conditions and administering medication.
The Mainstream School Nursing Service and Community Nursing Team (external website) support schools and other settings in administering medicines and medical care. Nurses in Youth Offending Team support case managers on medical matters and undertake health assessments.
The DfES and Department of Health document Managing Medicines in Schools and Early Years (PDF 306k) provides guidance and information covering a range issues around administering medicines. This includes health care plans, practical advice on common conditions and policies and procedures.
Further information about medical conditions and medical care is available in this directory. Guidance about life-limiting conditions (Word doc 40k) is also available. More information about specific medical conditions and treatment is available from the external websites linked to this page.
For looked after children there are policies and procedures covering the following related issues
National standards for different children's settings include guidance(PDF) about health issues and medical care and these are available from Childcarelink and the Commission for Social Care and Inspection (external websites).
More information infection control and infectious diseases is available elsewhere in the directory.
