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Staying Healthy - Information for parents

Our School Nurse is Sophie Beveridge.  Contact: 07810 506700

email: sophie.beveridge@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

Information for parents general
Is my child too ill to go to school? Check here
NHS Family Health Advice Website
Better Health Start to Life - Support and Advice for parents of 0-5s
Hand Hygiene
Managing your child's health when they have a fever - general information leaflet for parents.pdf
Scarlet fever: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

Measles - January 2024

Measles is a highly infectious viral infection. Symptoms include a runny nose; cough; conjunctivitis (sore, itchy, watery, red and sticky eyes); high fever and small white spots (Koplik spots) inside the cheeks. Around day 3 of the illness, a rash of flat red or brown blotches appear, beginning on the face, behind the ears and spreading over the body. The incubation period is between 10 to 12 days but can vary from 7 to 21 days.

Measles is highly infectious and transmitted via airborne or droplet spread, or direct contact with nasal or throat secretions of infected persons. Cases are infectious from 4 days before onset of rash to 4 days after, where the date of the rash onset is day 0.

The MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine is the safest and most effective way to protect against measles. People need 2 doses of MMR to be protected against measles, mumps and rubella.

Measles symptoms & pictures of rash
Further information about Measles from the DfE
Health Visitor Information
Health Visitor Services (Marvellous Me)
Vaccination information
School Aged Immunisation Service (SAIS)
Protecting-your-child-against-flu leaflet-2022-2023.pdf
Flu Vaccination Leaflet - Autumn 2023.pdf
5 reasons to have the flu vaccine-primary.pdf
Respiratory Infections
 
Respiratory Outbreak Action Card Education and Childcare Settings V02.00.pdf
Managing your child when they have Bronchiolitis - Parent information leaflet.pdf
Covid 19 Vaccination Letter February 2023.pdf
Sleep Support
 
Are you having problems getting your child to sleep?
Is your child waking regularly in the night?
Are you and your child exhausted?
 
You are not alone! Sleep problems are a widespread problem for families and can cause a lot of angst and stress. Please see the information below for advice and where you can access support.