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Hounslow Guide to Support Students with Medical Conditions 

Hounslow Guide for supporting students with medical conditions in Schools

This guide shows how schools, the NHS and the Council will support children and young people with health needs and conditions.
It is a new guide in Oct 2019 and will looked at after 6 months to check it works and for any gaps.

If you have any comments on the guide. Please email : PublicHealth@hounslow.gov.uk

The guide contains the following information:

  • Principles of supporting Pupils with a medical condition
  • Keeping a record of children with a medical condition
  • Developing a health care plan
  • Process of developing health care plans for pupils
  • Process Steps
  • Medication and medical procedures in education settings
  • Medication
  • Storing medication and equipment at school
  • Emergency inhalers and adrenaline pens
  • Medical procedures: levels of tasks for healthcare plans
  • Training and support for local schools
  • Asthma and anaphylaxis training
  • Diabetes
  • Epilepsy
  • Mental Health
  • Paediatric Community Nursing (PCN)
  • Hounslow School Nursing Service
  • SEN Team
  • Education health and care plans (EHC plans)
  • Templates
  • Transition planning for Child & Young Person with medical needs and an EHCP in educational setting
  • Co-ordination between Children with medical needs and undergoing EHC Needs Assessment
  • Protocol: Joint Commissioning Arrangements for Children with Complex Needs
  • Funding Request Form for Children with Complex Needs
  • School Transport with medical needs
  • Escalation process
  • Hounslow ASTHMA Pathway
  • Case study examples
  • Key roles and responsibilities