Page 10 - Etonhurst Boarding House Handbook

ETONHURST

BOARDING

LIFE

However, if students should wish to bring their items, HEALTH / DOCTOR / MEDICATIONS
these should be clearly labeled. Fresh school bedding will Routine daily matters will be dealt with in house by the
be provided weekly and students are required to strip and resident staff who are all first aid trained. Where possible,
change their own beds. Laundry is sent to be washed on please attempt to arrange routine dental and medical
different days, house dependent and is returned three days appointments during holidays. The school Medical Centre
later. It is therefore advisable to have more than one set is open 24 hours, seven days per week and is staffed by
of games kit and sufficient school shirts/blouses. We will fully qualified nurses; the School Medical Officer is present
provide all students with a laundry basket to keep in their Monday-Saturday for routine GP appointments. Students
rooms. Each house has additional washing machines and who are ill, will see the doctor within the daily morning
tumble dryers for the students to use for any items that are clinics and all boarding students will be registered with the
needed urgently; house manager is happy to assist with this School’s Medical Officer.
and full training is available for the students who wish to use
this. The Medical Centre keeps a file of student health declaration
forms for boarders who are self-administering and where
POCKET MONEY / HOUSE BANK their medication is kept. This file is made available to duty
ACCOUNTS / SCHOOL SHOP staff in the House so they can deal with relevant medical
All students are encouraged to use the house bank rather emergencies. Housemasters/mistresses should keep a file
than keep large sums of money in their rooms. Pocket money of Medical Protocols. Parents/boarders should inform their
is used for spending within house tuck shops and minor Housemaster/mistress or the Medical Centre if a boarder
daily expenditure as well as snacks, take-away treats on a has been ill during the holidays and/or exeat and advise on
Saturday night, or funds for an exeat weekend, for example. medical input received.
Naturally, internet banking is preferred, the individual
account details pertaining to each house can be obtained EXTENDED ILLNESS; CARE OF THE
from the relevant Housemaster/mistress. ILL BOARDER
All boarders must be registered with the School Medical
It is difficult to give an accurate guide as to how much pocket Officer in accordance with school policy on Medical Care.
money each student needs but most spend between £10 In the event of an extended illness, the student will reside
and £20 a week, some spend a lot more and some a lot less! within the Medical Centre under the care of the school
To obtain goods from the school shop, junior students are nurses. If the opinion of the School’s Medical Officer is that
required to obtain a chit from any member of the house the physical/mental illness is ongoing and deemed serious
staff; items are then charged to the end of term accounts; enough, the student will return to their parent/guardian until
goods range from pens and paper to tracksuits, deodorants such time that they are well enough to return to school.
and so on. The chit system is designed to keep a tight rein on With such incidences, the school medical team, alongside
student expenditure. the Housemaster/mistress, will be in regular communication
with parents/guardians to share and discuss medical updates.
MONEY
We have an Etonhurst House Account and this is used to pay It is the boarders’ responsibility to carry relevant emergency
for some trips, mufti days, charity events and in-house treats medication (e.g. Epipen, anti-histamine, inhalers and diabetic
such as pizza nights, quiz nights and for special celebrations medication) at all times. All houses have areas to securely
like birthdays. We ask that boys contribute an annual £50 to store first aid equipment and ‘over the counter’ remedies.
this account at the start of the school year. Any money for Boarders’ individual medical records are held in the Medical
this account should be paid in via internet banking. Centre.

Account name: Etonhurst House Account
Sort Code: 30 98 28 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Account Number: 29393468 Electrical safety is a constant worry and regulations require
that all electrical appliances are tested. We ask you not to
bring items with loose/exposed wires or adaptors which do
not meet EU standards. Many overseas adaptors are not
compliant to the UK electrical safety requirements and,
during regular fire inspection checks, all illegal adapters are
removed.

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