If your child becomes unwell or is hurt at school they will be cared for by our school medical professional. The Medical Room is situated on the ground floor with easy access from the playground. The medical room provides first aid and nursing care to students and staff members. We give appropriate care for illness or accidents and liaise with student’s family members.
If, after seeing the nurse, your child is not well enough to return to class, we will contact you to arrange for you to take your child home.
If your child has been seen in the Medical Room during the school day we will contact you to inform you of the situation.
Prescribed medication is administered with the appropriate consent forms. In the Medical room, we maintain current medical records for all students with allergies and for any student who needs special medical attention.
Should your child require medicine to be administered at school, please first read the QBS Procedures for Administering Medicine to Students, then complete the QBS Medical Authorisation Form and return it to school.
We assist in organising health related immunisation for students together with the Department of Health.
We do all we can to provide a happy, safe and healthy environment for our students. Please help us in this by encouraging concern for others and developing good health practices.
If your child is absent from school, please report it by submitting the leave application form via the ESF App.
Recommended Sick Leave Duration for Children with Communicable Diseases
In order to prevent children with communicable diseases from attending school during the infectious period, please read and follow our sick leave recommendations for children with common childhood infections. The below is in accordance with CHP requirements.
Children suffering from fever should stay off school until they have been fever-free for 48 hours without the use of medications.
Children should refrain from school when having symptoms of influenza, and seek medical advice if symptoms persist or deteriorate.
Children with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease should stay away from school or gatherings till all vesicles have dried.
Children with chickenpox should stay away from school or gatherings till all vesicles have dried.
Children with Scarlet fever should stay away from school until fever-free for 48 hours and 24 hours after starting of appropriate antibiotic.
Children with gastroenteritis should stay away from school until all symptoms have stopped.
Children with conjunctivitis should follow the doctor’s advice in administering medication and stay away from school until no abnormal secretion from the eyes.
- Children with head lice should be kept away from school. They can return to school once the lice treatment has taken place.
You can contact our School Nurse by phoning the school office on 2566 4242, or by email nurse@qbs.edu.hk