Consultation Times
Sunday – Wednesday : 7.30am – 3pm
Thursday : 7.30am – 2pm
· Additional coverage for school clubs.
· Nurses are available at the beginning of each school day for
any minor concern regarding your child.
· If you require a private consultation with the nurse, please contact the appropriate area nurse to schedule an appointment.
· Students are referred to the nurse during lesson and break
times when they are unwell or injured.
Secondary School clinic:
Secondary School ground floor, near to reception
Primary School clinic:
Primary School ground floor, near to reception
The nursing team:
· Carries out emergency first aid care.
· Promotes health education.
· Provides pastoral / counselling care.
· Liaises with the local Health Authority of Abu Dhabi.
· Implements recommendations of the Local Health Authority.
· Provides specific care for students with health concerns.
· Provides training guidance to teachers / students on health care issues.
· Liaises with parents and guardians of children with health concerns.
· Promotes holistic care for all students.
· Promotes a healthy school environment.
Recommendations
· Please review your child's vaccination status annually with your doctor, vaccination schedules change regularly. Inform the area nurse if you have updated your child's records. Please see ‘Forms’ section below to download the UAE Vaccination Programme.
· Students who require prescription medicine at school, eg. epipens, inhalers, insulin, must ensure that their local doctor has completed the school’s Health Care Plan and attached a copy of the prescription. Please contact the nurse directly for further details.
· Inform the nurse directly if your child has been unwell with chicken pox, measles, mumps, meningitis, influenza, typhoid or any contagious illness.
Click here for Head Lice evidence-based guidelines based on the Stafford Report 2012 Update.
Temporary Medication use at The British School
Please do not supply your child with ANY TEMPORARY medication for use in the school day that has not been declared to the school nurse first. Students may receive panadol, throat lozenges after assessment and with parental consent from the school clinic. Many antibiotics can be rescheduled to be given prior and after school. Medication that is required during the school day must be declared directly to the school nurse. Temporary medication forms can be found on the school nurse’s web page link and on the bottom of this letter for your future reference and from the school clinics. Such forms must be completed and signed by the parents and forwarded with the medication in its original container in a named clear plastic Zipper type bag and handed directly to the school nurse prior to the start of the school day. Medication will then be stored and administered to your child as indicated.
Consultation Times