Monitoring the child

Medical monitoring

Where a health issue is identified during school medical tests and examinations, the pupil’s legal guardians are informed by post. They are then asked to take their child to see a doctor to ensure appropriate follow-up care. The doctor consulting the pupil is expected to complete the report, setting out the proposed management measures, after which this document must be returned to the school health and social services department. The completed report is then added to the school medical file to ensure the pupil is monitored, without this constituting medical supervision of the pupil by the school doctor. If no response to this report is received from the pupil’s legal guardians:

• A healthcare professional may contact them to provide further information and, where appropriate, offer support to ensure the pupil can benefit from the recommended measures.

or

• A new notice will be sent to them.

Social support

Where social support is required, this is provided by the social worker or social health assistant from the medical-social-educational team. To ensure consistency in this support, the social services department of the school medicine division works closely with its sectoral counterpart or with the psychology and educational guidance service in secondary schools.