Health Centre
Dear Families
🍎 Medical Management Policies
St Mary’s governing body, Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS), has recently updated their Medical Management Policies. The changes are listed below.
1. Medication can no longer be administered at school without a Medication Authorisation Form (MAF) signed by a GP/Specialist physician.
2. A Pharmacist is no longer permitted to sign a Medication Authorisation Form (MAF).
3. Medication includes, over the counter medicines such as Paracetamol, Ibuprofen and Antihistamines.
4. Stock of these medications can no longer be stored in the Health Centre.
5. Medication administered at school, as part of ongoing treatment for a medical condition (Diabetes, Asthma, Epilepsy etc.), requires a Medical Management Plan (MMP) completed by a GP/Specialist Physician. Please note, an Asthma plan, Anaphylaxis plan, Diabetes plan and Allergy plan are all classed as MMP's.
6. Prescribed, short term Antibiotics can be given at school with a MAF signed by a parent only.
7. On rare and single occasions. e.g. camps/excursions, a parent can consent to over the counter medicines, however this must be followed up with a MAF signed by that parent for our records.
If you have medication stored in the Health Centre, please collect at your earliest convenience.
For safety, please do not allow your child to carry medication on their person or in their school bag.
Forms are available from the Health Centre. Please call me with any questions or concerns.
Kind regards
Lisa Glover RN
College Nurse
nurse@smseymour.catholic.edu.au
🍎 Smile Patrol
Say goodbye to the hassle of making dental appointments, taking time off work, and disrupting your schedule just to ensure your child receives dental care. Smile Patrol is coming to St. Mary’s College in Term 4 so your child can benefit from dental care during school hours - so easy!
Smile Patrol provides free dental health education to all students. If your child is eligible under the Childcare Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS), dental treatments can be completed for free, depending on the remaining benefits.
If your child is not eligible under the Childcare Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS), we will send you an email with an option for a private checkup. But to do this we need your consent…
There are three options to complete the consent. It’s very easy and takes less than 5 mins to complete:
🪥... You can visit our website: https://smilepatrol.com.au/consent-form/
🦷... OR scan the QR code below with your camera to access a link to the digital consent
🪥... OR request a hard paper copy of the consent form from your child’s teacher/pick one up from the St. Mary’s College Health Centre.
If you would like more information, please refer to the parent/guardian information handout which can be downloaded here: https://smilepatrol.com.au/information-for-parents-and-carers/
Hop online https://smilepatrol.com.au/consent-form/ and complete the consent form by the deadline 31st August, 2024. DON'T MISS OUT!
Contact information:
For more information please feel free to contact Smile Patrol via email: info@smilepatrol.com.au or contact the St. Mary’s College health centre to speak with Nurses Lisa/Kath.
Thank you for prioritising your child’s dental health. We want to make sure every Victorian child has access to quality dental care.
Kath Treble