About the resource
Medical Conditions Awareness Sessions: A School Healthcare Professional’s Resource includes slides and presenter notes to assist school healthcare professionals to provide medical information awareness sessions to school staff. Information is provided on anaphylaxis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes and epilepsy.
Who is it for?
This resource has been written for qualified school healthcare professionals (school nurses).
Who produced it?
Medical Conditions Awareness Sessions: A School Healthcare Professional’s Resource has been produced by a collaboration of organisations representing children and young people with medical conditions: The Anaphylaxis Campaign, Asthma UK, Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Diabetes UK and Epilepsy Action.
The resource contains:
30-minute awareness sessions, notes and slides on:
- anaphylaxis
- asthma
- cystic fibrosis
- diabetes
- epilepsy
- warm-up activities
Aims
- To encourage communication between school staff and healthcare professionals in order to maintain the quality of life for pupils with medical conditions
- To develop the role school staff play in the management of medical conditions
- To provide up-to-date information on medical conditions to school staff
Learning outcomes
School staff attending awareness sessions will:
- have a greater understanding of medical conditions, in order to lessen anxiety levels for themselves and for pupils with medical conditions
- understand the needs of pupils with medical conditions and be able to recognise the signs and symptoms of their conditions and when intervention is needed
- know what to do in an emergency
- support pupils with medical conditions by being confident in speaking to parents and involving the school nurse and other professionals when appropriate
- be aware of the resources available to them to support their awareness of medical conditions. Additional resources are mentioned at the end of each section and include resources from independent organisations.
