Health Centre

We believe in supporting students and their family/whanau to achieve optimal health and wellbeing.

Students are welcome to drop into the Health Centre before school, after school and during break times.

If they need to see us during school lessons they will require a permission slip from their teacher.

Students can be followed up during class-time and will be called to the Health Centre if this is required

Review of existing dressings is done during their own time, ie, before or after school, at interval or lunchtime.

If a student is unwell at school, they must go to the Health Centre to be assessed by a Nurse (they cannot contact home independently prior to seeing a nurse). If a student is unable to remain at school, next steps will include contact home to organise collection of the student. If a student is leaving school due to injury or illness, this must be organised by a staff member.

This process is critical for our school to record accurate information about attendance and any support services a student may require and for the monitoring and follow-up of any serious injuries or illnesses.

We welcome contact from parents and caregivers if they have concerns regarding their child, such as:

• Long term health or medical needs
• Referrals from outside agencies for dressings
• Support with healthy dietary habits and exercise choices
• Puberty/sexual health
• Vision or hearing concerns

If  students have any long term medical needs or condition, we would appreciate receiving relevant information that you may have from the doctor, hospital or clinic that he or she attends so that we may assist in supporting him or her during their years at MAGS.

To assist with the administration of medication if necessary while at school, we require parents or caregivers to give written permission, any relevant doctor’s letters and the correctly labelled and prescribed medication. This will be kept in a locked cupboard.

For any student requiring medication within a school day, this must be arranged with the Health Centre Staff. This ensures all medication is given in a controlled and safe manner. Please do not drop any medication to school receptions or non-Health Centre staff members.

To organise any medication administration, please contact the Health Centre on 021 781 386 or email [email protected]

Any over-the-counter medication brought to school independently by a student must be done so in a safe manner. No more than one dose of any medication can be carried by a student at a time, and this must be for personal use only. Medication is not to be shared with other students.
If your child is requiring regular over-the-counter or prescription medication, please discuss with a nurse.

• First aid for injuries – abrasions, lacerations, burns, concussion, limb injuries
• Dressings
• Management and education of common health concerns
• Health promotion
• Health assessments
• Referral to school-based physiotherapist
• At some stage your child may have a HEADSASS (holistic) assessment with the Nurse.
• In the case of an emergency and/or when deemed necessary after assessment by a registered nurse, an ambulance will be called to aid in the medical support of your child. Caregivers will be contacted by a representative of the school to inform that an ambulance has been called to assist based on the professional opinion of the Nurse. If it is required that the student be taken to hospital or Accident and Emergency prior to a caregiver being able to make it to MAGS, a representative from MAGS will travel with your child. Consent for this to happen is given on the student’s enrolment form. Any cost for an ambulance is not covered by the school; this will be at the parents’ expense.

As health professionals we work closely with other professionals within the school environment and with outside agencies:

• Guidance Counsellors, Deans, Teachers
• RTLB
• Accident and Medical Clinics, GP clinics
• Dental services
• Public Health Nurses
• Family Doctors
• Mental Health Services