Supporting Pupils with Medication Needs

This Guidance has been published to aid schools in supporting pupils with medication needs, and in particular, to provide sound protocols to enable these medication needs to be appropriately managed.

There is no overarching legal duty upon School Staff to administer medication. This guidance does not alter in any way the right of staff not to volunteer. Neither does this guidance prevent the drawing up of any individual employment contracts between Education and Library Boards or schools and their staff, which include specific duties involving the administration of medication.

Supporting Pupils with Medication Needs PDF 300kb

Please note that the PDF above has been revised to incorporate the addendum regarding school doctors that issued with the printed guidance in April 2008.

The document is also available as a PDF in Irish.

Supporting Pupils with Medication Needs in Irish PDF 342kb

The following forms contained within the Guidance may also be downloaded for convenience.

Form AM1 Medication Plan

Form AM 2 Request for a School to administer Medication

Form AM3 Template for Request for Pupil to Carry Medicine

Form AM4 Record of Medicine Administered to Individual Children

Form AM5 Record of Medicines Administered

Form AM6 Template for a record of Medical Training for Staff

Form AM7 Authorisation for Administration of Rectal Diazepam

Medical Needs Sample Contact Sheet

Model Policy for the Administration of Medicine in Schools