A Message from the Health Centre
The Health Centre would like to mention a few things to keep in mind for the remainder of Term 3.
Illnesses are always going to be circulating in the community. Currently in NSW, Influenza A and B are prevalent in the community. We please ask that you remain vigilant and if your daughter is unwell, please keep her home and resting. Health and Wellbeing are paramount and the key ingredient to academic success. This website has a great reference guide on when to stay home from school.
If you are ever in doubt, please call the Health Centre on (02) 8741 3134.
As a general rule of thumb, students should not attend school unless they have cleared 24 hours of symptoms such as:
- Fever
- Diarrhoea
- Vomiting
This also includes no use of medications that may mask symptoms in the 24-hour time frame.
Medications
- If your daughter takes a regular prescribed medication (eg: ADHD, Anti-Anxiety or Antidepressants) please update the Health Centre. No student should be carrying prescribed medication on their person unless it is an essential Critical Emergency medication such as an Adrenaline injector (Epipen)/Asthma Puffer.
- If medications need to be taken by your daughter during school hours (8am–3.30pm), please adhere to the following:
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- Provide a letter from the prescribing doctor, detailing the medication and dose.
- Provide the medication in its original labelled packaging (box or bottle).
- Fill out the Medication Authority form.
- If your daughter takes a regular medication, we strongly encourage you to update the School as there are certain medications that are contraindicated or have side effects, so this best helps us to support your daughter if she were to present to the Health Centre.
- If your daughter takes a regular prescribed medication and there is a camp, all S4/S8 medications are to be brought in the week prior to the camp departure date in a Webster Pack. This is supplied by your pharmacy and usually requires >48 hours notice.
Updating Medical Details
If there has been a change in your daughter’s medical history, please update the Health Centre via your Omnia dashboard/my students. scroll down to Key Information/Medical Information/View-Edit. This is an imperative process for MLC School to maintain safety both onsite and offsite. We strongly encourage this be completed at time of diagnosis or yearly if a general update.
As always, if any queries please contact the Health Centre on (02) 8741 3134 or mlcnurse@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au.