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So first time poster, started diploma start of this year, online through TAFE teachers are still on easter hols n a bit stuck with a question Scenario 1: John & Cynthia have just accepted a position for 3 year old Anna, to start in the Possum room next week. During this phone call the parents tell the Director that Anna has epilepsy and she requires daily medication. Read the Education and Care National Regulations (Chapter 4/Div 3/90) and the Sample Medical Conditions Policy and answer the following questions: a) What verbal and written communication strategies would the service use to gather and record the required information? Read through the Education and care national regulations but all it seems to really say is that parents must provide a medical management plan. Surely there is more to it? am i missing something, or is a Medical management plan all that is needed? I feel like its not enough and im missing something? Anyone got any pointers on where to look for further info on other communication strategies in regards to gathering and recording this info? Thanks Last edited by Lorina on Sat Apr 18, 2015 2:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Lorina Moderator Posts: 13899 Joined: Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:36 am
Hope this helps, , Lorina Approved providers and nominated supervisors will be aware that as part of ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of children, a medical conditions policy must be in place which complies with Regulation 90 of the Education and Care National Regulations (National Regulations). This means that the medical conditions policy must set out the practices of the service in:
The medical conditions policy must also set out practices in relation to self-administration of medication by children over preschool age if the service permits that self-administration. Managing medical management plansMeridian’s legal team works with child care and family day care operators to guide their understanding of, and assist them to comply with, legislative obligations. We also assist clients on the stringent regulations relating to care programs, quality of care, and compliance with the Family Assistance Law. In advising clients on the subject of managing medical management plans we recommend that:
The importance of an effective and well documented systemIt is important for every approved provider to have effective and well documented systems for dealing with medical conditions. Having a well-documented and thoroughly thought through system can drastically reduce risks to the safety, health and welfare of children by ensuring that planning and preparation takes place and the right medicine is in the right place whenever it may be needed. Having a well-documented system (which is demonstrably implemented within the service) may also assist in the defence of any compliance action by the Regulator, should there be a medical episode at the service. For example, if your policy says that all new educators will be trained and inducted in the medical conditions policy and the medical management plans in place at the service on their first day of work, how could you prove that this actually takes place? Do you have an induction checklist that you run through with educators as you train and induct them? Is this dated and signed by the trainer and the new educator? You may wish to consider developing an online learning platform which provides consistent video training to educators as part of their ongoing training and development. Such training can be monitored by the nominated supervisor, and, particularly where educators have to achieve 100% accuracy in an end of video test, can provide really good assurance that educators understand the policies and procedures of a service, and the practice which is expected of them on a day to day basis. One of the definitions of “system” in the Cambridge Dictionary is “a way of doing things; a particular method”. Having a good “system” of governance for the operation of an education and care service is essential to ensure the safety, health and wellbeing of children, and clearly and effectively documenting that system for staff and parents is essential to ensuring that your “system” is implemented at the service. Approved providers and nominated supervisors should also have a system for regularly checking, verifying and recording that key systems are being implemented at their service. This article was written by Principal Georgina Odell. For further information or advice on any Child Care related matters please contact Georgina Odell. Download Child Care Insight Disclaimer: This information is current as of October 2021. This article does not constitute legal advice and does not give rise to any solicitor/client relationship between Meridian Lawyers and the reader. Professional legal advice should be sought before acting or relying upon the content of this article. |