Prescription for calpol

[HeyDuggee24]

My nursery is saying that it will not administer calpol unless i have a presciption for it. I did have one with a prescription on it that i was given before ds was 1 but thats gone now. He needed calpol today but i had to go give it to him. Have made a request at the doctors but they are a bit cause i can buy it. So not sure i will get my hands on it.

Just seems a bit odd really, the prescription is made at one point in time but they administer it with my permission at anytime so i dont get the point. Now im going to have to put my angry parent face on to try and make sure i dont have to be called out of work everytime he needs calpol.

Just wondering if every nursery is the same?

It seems silly that some nurseries won't administer calpol at all. Fair enough that children should be at home if they need it. But what if a child falls ill and is waiting to be picked up? My one year old became unwell at nursery the other day with a fever, and I went to pick him up early. They gave him calpol which got his temp down for a bit and so he felt better until I got there to pick him up. I work about an hour away from nursery, and I'm sure some parents have similar/longer commutes into London. It is nice to know our children don't have to suffer in the time it takes us to get back to pick them up early if taken ill!

If you're worried about cost to the nhs you can ask your gp practice if they'll write you a private prescription. They may even do it without needing an appt.

Take it to the pharmacy, pay for the calpol.

When DD2 first started nursery they wanted a sealed bottle with a prescription label in case she ever needed it. I never got round to sorting it. They then changed their policy and they have their own stock and I have to give permission. She's only had it once there while waiting for me to collect her early.

The nursery is under no obligation to administer any type of medication to your child, so if it chooses to, it can dictate which medicines it does administer
It has nothing to do with misunderstanding the statutory requirements
It is about safeguarding children, to ensure they are well enough to be at nursery in the first place and any n citation given to them is absolutely necessary
Its also about safeguarding staff to ensure they are not put in positions where they are arm ushering unknown medicines or medicines that have not been prescribed for the child

my nursery wont give any medication unless it has been prescribed by the doctor, or given by pharmacy with his name and dosage on it. my son takes febrile convulsions due to frequent infections that just come on all off a sudden, so therefore they need to have prescribed medicine paracetamol and ibuprofen kept within the premises at all times, his inhaler needs to be kept in the prescription box prescribed, they will not give him anything unless its been prescribed. Scotland

Our nursery only give prescribed medicines, however they will give 1 x 5 ml dose of calpol on the parents request if they ring and say the child has a temperature. If the child is otherwise well and calpol reduces their temperature they can stay at nursery but must be picked up within 4 hours, i.e. before another dose is due. Obviously if they seem unwell or the temperature doesn't drop then we are asked to collect, which is completely understandable and what I would want to do anyway. Our nursery only keep the 5 ml sachets of calpol in and if one is given they ask that you replace it when you're back. To me this is a sensible approach - we live rurally, and this is a small village nursery so like many parents we both work over an hours drive away so I know my children can be given calpol on my approval whilst I commute back to pick them up and they're not having to wait helplessly. My 3 year old takes lots of other prescribed medication including inhalers, all of which have to be labelled and medicine forms completed for, but she also has a Health Care plan which allows nursery to administer her inhaler and various creams on their judgement but within the limits of her plan. Works well and I'm happy with the balanced sensible approach.