Parents/Carers must sign a medication form initially, giving details of the medicine, dosage and times to be administered and the length of time they will be on the medication. Daily forms will be completed by parents on each child's arrival each day. The form is then to be completed by a senior member of staff once the medication has been administered. The form is then signed again by the parents on the child’s departure that day.
All medicines must be clearly labelled with the child’s name. Only medication prescribed by a doctor, Dentist, nurse or pharmacist may be administered.
The greatest care will be taken to see that these are administered according to the instructions, medicines are to be administered by the officer in charge, and a signed record of all medication administered shall be made on the medication forms and witnessed by another member of staff. Parents must then sign the form again at the end of the day. If it is not the parent that collects the child, a phone call is to be made to the parents to ensure they have been notified of when the medicine was administered.
Antibiotics can only be given if the child has been given it previously. If the child is prescribed an antibiotic they are to keep the child at home for 48 hours.
Staff and medication
If staff are required to take medication they must disclose this to the nursery manager and complete a form that states the name of medication, the length the medication is required, the reason for medication and dosage. The manager must be sure that the medication is not going to affect the staff members work and ability to care to the children, if the manager feels that it will then the member of staff must remain off work until he/she stops taking the medication or have a note from the doctor to say it is safe to continue to work.
Staff medication must be kept away from children’s reach and not left in the staff bags.