To ask what information on medical Conditions you should pass to school?

[Rufusandmonty]

In primary school you just tell the teacher on the way in if your child is poorly but at secondary you don't get that option.

Dd has been diagnosed with folate anemia and iron anemia, she is on transanemic acid for heavy periods, oxybutynin for bladder issues, folic acid and now iron.

We are also on the waiting list for help with anxiety.

Should I be telling school all of this (they know about the bladder) or will they think I'm pfb.
Surely they need to know as both types of anemia would affect her at school?

Personally i would mention the anxiety and tireness

I probably wouldn't mention the bladder issues unless she needed to leave the classroom rapidly

My dd isnt very well at the moment and im bloody mentioning everything!!!

Assuming DD is under 16: send a letter, with copies of any relevant medical letters, to the SENCo, explaining what support DD requires.

If she goes on a Residential visit, re-tell them on the medical form.

One of the symptoms of anaemia is crashing tiredness - when I was really bad, I dozed off at my desk at work a few times. Might be worth a letting them know.

I would tell her form tutor and then she can give out the information to other staff as needed. I would have thought for things like PE it would be very important for the staff to know

I'd let my school know of any medical conditions or "diagnoses" they'd had, just in case anything came up. Why wouldn't you? These people are responsible for your child ~40 hours a week.

They need to know this information as they have a duty of care which they can't fulfil if they don't know. Just write to the form tutor or head of year with the information.

Check on DD's school's website, they might have a form for you to fill in or a policy that will help.

There is no information which you 'should' pass on. You don't know how confidential the school will keep that information. It is up to you / your child what information you pass on.

Yes you need to tell them.

Dd is on mefenamic acid. She has to eat regurkarly (can’t be takenon an empty stomach) & school know she may need to use the toilet in lessons.

They should know the medication she's on at the very least in case she ever has an accident or takes ill and is taken to hospital.

The anaemia should be mentioned so they can make provisions for any thing she might need for the tiredness.

personally I fall into the camp of full disclosure. because only then can your child get the help and support that they need. it does take a level of trust between you and the school. but, not telling them raises all sorts of risks. for example severe tiredness may just mean falling asleep in class but it might also mean not being safe to use certain equipment at certain times. it means perhaps not doing pe and saving energy for other lessons. it might also mean being given a place to lie down in during break and lunch so that you can rest.

it raises so many safety concerns that I just think you have to do it. imagine if she was an employee wouldn't you want to know so that you could help and support her?

Medical welfare officer in a secondary here. I'd like to know all of it to ensure I'm as well informed as possible and can provide the best support :)

You don't know how confidential the school will keep that information. It is up to you / your child what information you pass on.

Schools treat confidentiality extremely seriously. Don't let that put you off giving them the information they need to take care of your daughter while she is at school.

Sencondary medical attendant here also. I’m slightly horrified that someone could think that a school wouldn’t keep a pupils medical information confidential, please be assured that this is most definitely not the case ! It is very useful to have medical information passed on so that we can take good care of pupils. I hold tranexamic acid for several girls - provided by parents with their permission- in case it is needed during the school day. It really helps to provide as much information as possible in order for us to best support your child .
What you need to do is ask to speak to the relevant person in your school , with us each child has a specific Guidance teacher responsible for their pastoral care . If you don’t know who that is or what the job title might be ring the school office and explain that you’d like to speak to someone about your child’s medical condition, anxiety etc and they will connect you with the right person. Don’t , as someone suggested, send in a note to the form teacher “to hand out”, it is not there responsibility to decide who is given what information!
In conjunction with the relevant person you will be able to decide what information is relevant to which staff to best support your child.
It really does help us to have as much information as possible, plus, as one poster said, in the unlikely event of an ambulance being called for whatever reason they always ask about medical conditions- I have had to do this several times for various reasons!
We really do want to take good care of our pupils .