Dental Care

Boarders should NOT bring any non prescriptive medication to school, including herbal remedies. It is important that Boarders do not keep any form of medication in their rooms without consulting medical staff. Nor should any pupil purchase or self-administer any form of medication without fi rst seeking medical advice from medical or House staff.

Stated below is a list of the medicines routinely stocked in the surgery – preparations may vary between manufacturers.

For cold symptoms:

Lemsip – capsules/powder for drink Strepsils

Analgesia and anti-infl ammatory:

Paracetamol – tablets/soluble tablets Ibuprofen – tablets Failure to notify the school of any medication requirements, medical conditions or emotional or wellbeing needs may result in the offer or the place, being withdrawn.

Due to a change in health policy and Government funding we are no longer able to register our Boarders with a local dentist.

It is therefore extremely important that boarding pupils remain registered with their family dentist and continue to receive annual check-ups and treatment of a routine nature during holidays and periods of absence from the school.

For international pupils, there will be a charge for any dental treatment provided through the emergency dental service.

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The school must stress that we will only be able to issue medication once we receive the return consent

form enclosed, as specifi ed by new legislation issued by the National Boarding Standards Commission. Boarders in the Fifth and Sixth Form may, at the discretion of the Surgery Manager, be allowed to self-administer personal medication.