Page 9 - Holmcroft Boarding House Handbook

HOLMCROFT

House manager is happy to assist with this and full training is HEALTH / DOCTOR / MEDICATIONS
available for the pupils who wish to use this. Routine daily matters will be dealt with in house by the
resident staff who are all first aid trained. Where possible,
POCKET MONEY / HOUSE BANK please attempt to arrange routine dental and medical
ACCOUNTS / SCHOOL SHOP appointments during holidays. The school Medical Centre
All students should have their own bank account. You can is open 24 hours, seven days per week and is staffed by
use cards or Apple pay around school and in house. Do not fully qualified nurses; the School Medical Officer is present
keep any more than £10 in cash in house. You can have Monday-Saturday for routine GP appointments. Students
a conversation with Mr Owlett about how much money who are ill, will see the doctor within the daily morning
should be made available to your son, although you will be clinics and all boarding students will be registered with the
as aware as anyone about his spending requirements. We School’s Medical Officer. The Medical Centre keeps a file
can issue a note to obtain goods from the school shop and of student health declaration forms for boarders who are
items are then charged to your account. self-administering and where their medication is kept. This
file is made available to duty staff in the House so they can
MONEY deal with relevant medical emergencies. Housemasters/
There are two Holmcroft bank accounts and all boys are mistresses should keep a file of Medical Protocols. Parents/
encouraged to use these rather than keep large sums of boarders should inform their Housemaster/mistress or the
money in their rooms. Money can be withdrawn in the Medical Centre if a boarder has been ill during the holidays
evening after prep, or at weekends. and/or exeat and advise on medical input received.

The pocket money account is used for minor daily EXTENDED ILLNESS; CARE OF THE
expenditure as well as take-away treats on a Saturday ILL BOARDER
night, or funds for an exeat weekend for example. Cheques All boarders must be registered with the School Medical
for the pocket money account should be made payable Officer in accordance with school policy on Medical Care.
to Holmcroft House Pocket Money and deposited with a In the event of an extended illness, the student will reside
member of house staff at the start of each term. If you within the Medical Centre under the care of the school
prefer to use internet banking, the pocket money account nurses. If the opinion of the School’s Medical Officer is that
details are available on request. the physical/mental illness is ongoing and deemed serious
enough, the student will return to their parent/guardian until
In addition to the pocket money account there is a such time that they are well enough to return to school.
Holmcroft House Account and this is used to pay for some With such incidences, the school medical team, alongside
trips, mufti days, charity events and in-house treats such the Housemaster/mistress, will be in regular communication
as pizza nights, quiz nights and for special celebrations like with parents/guardians to share and discuss medical updates.
birthdays.
It is the boarders’ responsibility to carry relevant emergency
medication (e.g. Epipen, anti-histamine, inhalers and diabetic
medication) at all times. All houses have areas to securely
store first aid equipment and ‘over the counter’ remedies.
Boarders’ individual medical records are held in the Medical
Centre.
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
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. Adapters for appliances can be bought from the
school shop or ordered via the Housemaster/mistress.

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