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Medical - Health Centre:
Visiting the Health Centre:
We all look forward to meeting each of you and so enjoy
getting to know many of you over the years! You are welcome
to visit us at the Health Centre for any reason at all
- it does not just need to be a physical or medical condition,
we also provide help and support for your emotional needs
and lifestyle choices. Your on-going medical care is of
course a priority and we will be responsible for seeing
to all of your medical needs during your time at St Edward’s.
If you fall ill during lessons or supervised activities,
you must talk to your teacher, who will usually permit
you to come over to us with an escorting pupil if necessary.
You can visit the Health Centre at any time, someone
is here 24 hours a day to treat any needs or conditions
you present with.
Health Education
Groups of pupils may come here to take part in informal
discussions on health-related issues.
The nurses from the Health centre will also be introducing
a new form of health promotion/education in Houses this
spring/ summer—so do look out for that!
This promises to be informative, relevant, in-touch
and fun too! You can also ask us all of your burning
questions without limits!
Vaccinations
Routine vaccinations can all be given here at the School
Health Centre, once we have your parents’ consent.
This includes travel vaccines.
Confidentiality
You can be sure that all matters you discuss with us
will remain completely confidential at all times. All
your medical notes and records are only accessible to
Health Centre staff and the School Doctors.
Getting in Touch
We may contact you directly via your School email account,
or your mobile ‘phone, or via your House Matron.
You are always welcome to visit us, or use our emailThis
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You can email us with any questions or enquiries. All
emails are confidential and we will respond straight
away.
You may prefer to contact us this way for personal
matters.
Our Doctors
Boarding pupils will be seen by Dr Roisin McCloskey,
Dr Matthew Cheetham or Dr Bridget Greer during surgeries
held here from 11.30am each weekday.
Occasionally, another doctor from the Summertown Health
Centre practice may see you. Day Pupils must see their
own GP’s via an appointment made by their parents.
There are three ways to make an appointment to see
the Doctor:
1. Come to the Health Centre and see a nurse who will
assess you and book an appointment for you.
2. If it is an on-going health need you have already
seen the Doctor about, then your House Matron can make
you an appointment by contacting us.
3. if you urgently need to see a Doctor outside 11.30
am—12.30 pm, or if we don’t have any same-day
appointments left, come to the Health Centre and we
will try to get you seen by a Doctor at Summertown Health
Centre. A House Matron will take you.
Prescriptions
If a Doctor gives you a prescription during a surgery
visit, hand it to us and we will get it processed for
you. It will usually be collected for you by your House
Matron, who will give you the necessary medicine on
a daily basis as required.
If your House Matron is off-duty, the Health Centre
will supply your medication for you.
If you are concerned about privacy surrounding any
medications prescribed, please speak to us and we will
ensure you receive these discretely.
Staying at the Health Centre
If you need to stay in the Health Centre overnight,
we have accommodation for both girls and boys, in a
mixture of dorms and side (isolation) rooms. You may
want to bring your overnight things, and definitely
a book or Ipod to keep you entertained!
If you need to stay for an extended period of time,
we may contact your parents/guardians and discuss whether
it would be better to recover at home.
Meals are provided at the Health Centre.
24 Hour Care
You can drop in to the Health Centre anytime during
the day or evening. There is a nurse on-duty 24 hours
a day.
If it is late evening (after 10 pm) or overnight, please
see your House Matron first, who will then call the
Health Centre to inform us of your need for assessment.
Someone will escort you to the Health Centre at these
times.
Things to do!
If you have any books, games, or DVDs that you no longer
want, perhaps you could donate them to the Health Centre
for use by those who are unwell!
Our vision of St Edward's Health Centre
• A safe haven for every child and staff member
• A centre of excellence
• Up to date with current practices
• Evidence based practice
• Confidentiality and respect
• Non-judgmental approach
• Promoting health and well-being
• Health education
• Holistic care
• Supporting every aspect of the child’s life
in school and at home
• Providing excellent care to the sick and injured
child
• Excellent follow-up
• Excellent communication
• Communication with the wider school and education
with respect to the needs of the child
• Relevant health issues/topics acknowledged and
explored
• Good working relationships with each other and
the wider school staff
• Continued professional development of nurses
and HCA’s in order to provide a high standard of
care
• Keep ourselves up to date with relevant media
issues surrounding health and well-being
• Liaise with parents and family where appropriate.
Counselling
The Counselling Service was established at St Edward's
in 1994, so that during term-time members of the School
can have access to confidential counselling, which is
provided inside the School and paid for by the School.
The School Counsellor spends two afternoons a week
here, and has a room upstairs in the Sanatorium. She
sees people by appointment. The nurses in the San keep
the Counsellor's diary, and appointments can be made
with them at any time during the week.
Any pupil or member of staff can make an appointment,
to talk confidentially to the Counsellor, outside the
academic and disciplinary structure of the School. Some
people may just want one session, to get something discussed
or talked about. Others who come because they are unhappy
or troubled or unable to work, and may or may not know
why this is, might come regularly for weekly appointments
over several months. Many come four or five times and
then feel they have done what they needed to do.
The Counsellor's aim is always to help the person who
comes to see her to look at whatever he/she wants to explore.
Sometimes it is difficult for a distressed or troubled
person to know what it is he/she wants or needs. This,
too, can be explored, in the safe and structured setting
of a counselling session. |
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