Asked by: Jonathan Davies (Labour - Mid Derbyshire)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating departmental guidance for schools to mandate emergency hydrocortisone IM injection training in schools for pupils with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
Schools, colleges and early years providers have responsibilities to keep children and young people safe and to ensure that those with disabilities, which may arise from a medical condition, are not discriminated against by provisions, practice or criteria.
Schools are not responsible for clinical healthcare tasks. Healthcare professionals are responsible for determining whether it is safe and appropriate for a healthcare task to be delivered by staff in schools and other education settings, and what training and competency assessment may be required.
The department works closely with the Department for Health and Social Care to produce guidance on clinical healthcare in schools.