Pupil Support The Health and Wellbeing Centre The Health and Wellbeing Centre is staffed by one lead nurse, two qualified nurses, and a pool of regular bank nurses. Our nurses come from a wide skill set having previously worked in the NHS in acute and primary care settings, which gives reassurance your child is in safe hands. The Health and Wellbeing Centre takes a pupil-centric approach, supporting pupils’ emotional and physical health needs. Nurses work on a rotational basis covering a 24hour period including weekends and on call service. The Health and Wellbeing Centre is located in the heart of the school in Hollenden and Queen’s boarding house. The Health and Wellbeing Centre assesses minor illnesses and injuries and will provide initial first aid and inpatient overnight care for our boarding community. Individuals are holistically assessed and the nurse will make a clinical judgement and where appropriate ensure parents/guardian are informed. If a pupil is too unwell to remain at school, or requires hospital treatment, parents or guardians will be informed immediately. Parents of pupils with additional health needs will be invited to complete an individual health care plan. Our Health and Wellbeing team want to ensure your child is cared for in the best way possible and we ask that any health needs are reported directly to our Team. If your child requires medication during school hours, the medication must be brought directly to the Health and Wellbeing Centre in the original packaging and a form must be completed. Other facilities available include regular counselling sessions and immunisation programmes run by Croydon University NHS Trust. For Boarding pupils, a doctor will visit the Centre once a week.
Should you have any questions for the Health and Wellbeing Centre please contact: medicalcentre@royalrussell.co.uk 020 8657 6922 Ext 212
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