Medicine Policy

Just wondering if most settings administer medicine (i.e. calpol/bonjela) if so do you get consent each time before hand or use blanket cover?

[Chloe]

If the child is on calpol then they should be at home!You should only be giving prescribrd medication and each time should be signed.

[sarahcentral]

We have a separate form each day a child has medication, but I agree if it's calpol then they should not be in the setting.

[cabin]

Although as Chloe said if the child is ill they should be at home there are exceptions such as teething. I would get signed permission each time. If not how would you know if the parent has not already given a full dose? If a child is teething the parent would know and arrangements could be made at the beginning of session.
If a child in full day-care become so ill during a session they need medication every attempt should be made to contact parent before adminstering any calpol etc. In this case administering medication should only be the last resort in emergency only. Children that are ill need to be collected ASAP and tucked up at home with those closest to them for TLC. xxxx
sorry about spelling - been a very long day.xx

[sarahnev707]

If a child needs medication urgently, say if their parent is on the way but they are in pain, I get written permission by text along with time last given... then parents must sign it when they arrive;

If a child is prone to eg convulsions, then I would have written permission in place already as I have been told my medical experts that in these cases it is more important to get the fever reducing syrup in rather than waiting for parents to contact me back, then to ring 999 if the temp continues to rise. As Ofsted see this as a serious incident, I would then ring them to inform that I had called 999;

If children need teething relief, eczema cream, inhaler etc then I have a blanket coverage signed by parents, training where necessary eg for Epipens and I inform them in the child's daily diary that it has happened and when... for the inhaler and any steroid creams, I also complete a medication form.

Oh, I am a childminder. Hope this helps

[FARLEYS]

we can only give calpol if its in sachets not bottles, and it has to be prescribed by their doctor or pharmacist, they arnt allowed to just buy it over the counter, and again we have forms for parents to sign to say we can administer it and then staff sign it every time we administer it, and get parents signature at end of session