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title: "Medicine"
url: "https://balshawlane.co.uk/parents/medicine"
school: "Balshaw Lane Community Primary School"
---

# Medicine

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## Medicine

At Balshaw Lane, we take the medical needs of our pupils very seriously. If your child has longer-term medical needs, please inform the school. This should be done when the child starts school or when a new need arises. It is the parent's responsibility to keep school updated of any changes.

Each year, we ask parents to complete a data collection form which gives parents the opportunity to refresh the information school holds. If your child requires medicine in the short-term, parents should complete a medicine form.

Medicine should only be administered in school because it is required four times a day or for another specific medical reason. If medicine needs to be refrigerated, parents should send it in a small cool bag with a cool pack.

If children require longer-term medicine, we may require a medical care plan. In this case, we would discuss this with parents and the school nurse or other medical specialist.

 Supporting Pupils with Medical Needs Policy  260 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/balshaw-lane-community-primary-school/files/documents/supporting-pupils-with-medical-needs-policy-sept-2022.pdf)

 Administration of medicines form for parents  78 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/balshaw-lane-community-primary-school/files/documents/administration-of-medicines-form-for-parents.doc)

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Euxton
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