Hempsted Playgroup and Toddlers
Hempsted Playgroup and Toddlers
Administration of Medicines Policy
Prescription Medicines
Parents give prior written permission for the administration of each and every medication.
If the administration of prescribed medication requires medical knowledge, individual training will be provided for staff by a qualified health professional.
The parent must inform staff, in writing what the medication is for, the dose and frequency of the medication, and any changes to the prescription or the support required when necessary.
All medicines administered are recorded on a log sheet at the time of administration.
The child has an individual record sheet in the Administration of Medicines folder. The medication, dosage, and time of administration is recorded and signed by the member of staff.
At the beginning of each session, the parent should notify the staff of when the child had his/her last dose of medicine, how much was given, and when the next dose is due and dosage needed.
Staff will check the 7 rights of medication administration:
Right medication
Right name/child
Right dose
Right time
Right route
Right reason
Right documentation (virtual lab school)
Dates of all medication will be checked before administration. Only medicines prescribed for that child by a doctor, dentist, nurse or pharmacist will be administered.
Medicines will be stored in a cupboard out of children’s reach, or in the fridge if necessary, in the original container in which it was dispensed, which shows the prescribers instructions for administration.
Non-prescription Medicines
Non-prescription medicines include cough preparation, pain and fever relief, teething gel, and sun cream, which may be administered by staff, but only with prior consent of the parent, and only when there is a health reason to do so.
Parents are asked to put sun cream on their children before a session.
Long Term Medication
We must have sufficient information about the medical condition of any child with long term medical needs and this is recorded in the child’s personal records.
A health care plan for these individual children is located within the medicines folder, and kept confidential.
Hempsted Playgroup and Toddlers Health Care Plan
Child’s name: _______________________________________
Child’s address: _______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Medical diagnosis or condition: _____________________________________________
Date: ________________________ Review Date: __________________________
Family Contact Information:
Name: _________________________ Relationship: _____________________
Phone (Home) __________________ Mobile: ______________Work: __________
Name: _________________________ Relationship: ___________________.
Phone(Home)____________________ Mobile: ______________ Work: ____________
Clinic/Hospital Contact Name: ________________________________ Phone: _______________________________
GP Name: ________________________________________________ Phone: ______
Describe medical needs and give details of child’s symptoms/signs.
_______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Describe what action should be taken if an emergency occurs.
1.______________________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________________________
4._____________________________________________________________________
5.______________________________________________________________________
Medicine to be administered: _____________________________________________________________________
Hempsted Playgroup and Toddlers Health Care Plan
Who is responsible for the child’s care: __________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Additional plan in place (e.g. Epipen) Yes/No
Follow up care: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This healthcare plan was completed by:
Signature: ____________________ . Date: ___________________
Parental/Guardian consent:
I consent to the Hempsted Playgroup and Toddler staff administering these procedures for my child.
Name:__________________________________________________________________
Relationship to the child:________________________________________________.
Signature: ____________________________Date: _____________________________
Healthcare plan agreed by:
Name: ________________________________________________________________________
Position held: ________________________________________________________________________
Signature: ___________________________________ Date: _____________________
Reviewed August 2022