In the vast majority of cases, their needs can be met in schools without having their names recorded on the Special Educational Needs Register, or have their needs met at the early stages of the Code of Practice. Just because a child has a medical need does not mean they will also have a special educational need.
General advice for schools and parents is to liaise with their local Health and Social Care Trust professionals for information and guidance relevant to individual medical needs. This can include support for children with Diabetes, or those children needing help with a toileting programme. Details of Local Health and Social Care Trusts are available LINK
For some pupils, it is necessary to establish a Health Care Plan so that medical needs can me managed in schools.
The Department of Education has published guidance to assist schools in supporting pupils with medication needs, and in particular, to provide sound protocols to enable these medication needs to be appropriately managed. The guidance can be downloaded below:
Further information and advice, including forms from the Guidance are available from the Department of Education website. The link below takes you to the relevant pages:
Contact Details
| Centre / Office | Address | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Bradbury Wellbeing and Treatment Centre |
1-17 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7AA | 028 9504 7770 | BradburyCTCCReception@belfasttrust.hscni.net |
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Carlisle Wellbeing and Treatment Centre |
40 Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 2AX | 028 9504 2500 | CarlisleWTCReception@belfasttrust.hscni.net |
| Centre / Office | Address | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick Office | 81 Market Street, Downpatrick, BT30 6LZ | 028 4483 8215 |
| Lisburn Health Centre | Linenhall Street, Lisburn, BT28 1LU | 028 9266 5181 |
| Scrabo Children’s Centre | Ards Community Hospital, Church Street, Newtownards, BT23 4AS | 028 9151 0190 |