Each country in the UK has their own guidance for giving medicines in schools.
- England – The Department for Education (DfE) has guidance about managing medicines.
- Scotland – The Scottish Executive has produced The Administration of Medicines in Schools
- Wales -The Welsh Assembly has produced Access to Education and Support for Children and Young People with Medical Needs
- Northern Ireland -The Department of Education in Northern Ireland has produced Supporting Pupils with Medication Needs
Epilepsy Action’s Epilepsy policy for schools has information about giving and managing emergency epilepsy medicines.
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Updated May 2012To be reviewed May 2014
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Thank you for suppying so much useful information. We have a number of children in the school who experience epileptic seizures. One child has underwent surgery in Gt Ormand St due to his inability to repond to medication. Surgery has been deemed to be unsuccessful and the child's seizures are becoming progressively prolonged. New medication is being experimented - nightmare for the child as the entire progromme of medication is continually stopped, started or changed alongside the dose being increased or decreased.