Health Care Needs

Resources

Forms to support students with identified health care need/s

Student Health Support Plan

• Student Health Support Plan (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – template for schools planning medical or health-related support at school

Allergy forms

• ASCIA Action Plan: Anaphylaxis – Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)(opens in a new window) – must be completed by parents/carers for a student with allergies, in consultation with their child’s medical/health practitioner and provided to the school
• Individual allergic reactions management plan (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – must be completed by each school for each student who has been diagnosed at risk of allergies

Anaphylaxis forms

• ASCIA Action Plan for Anaphylaxis(opens in a new window) – available on ASCIA's website and must be completed by parents/carers for a student with anaphylaxis in consultation with their child’s medical/health practitioner and provided to the school
• Annual risk management checklist (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – must be completed by the school to monitor their compliance with Ministerial Order 706, the Anaphylaxis Guidelines and their legal obligations
• Individual anaphylaxis management plan (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – must be completed by the school for each student who has been diagnosed at risk of anaphylaxis

Asthma forms

• Asthma Action Plan(opens in a new window) – is available on Asthma Australia's website and should be completed for a student with asthma, by the student’s medical/health practitioner, in consultation with parents/carers

Medical advice forms

The following forms may be used by the student’s treating health team to provide descriptions of a student’s health condition, their support and first aid requirements:

• General Medical Advice Form (DOCX)(opens in a new window)
• Functional Needs Medical Advice Form (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – may be used to describe functional care needs including eating and drinking; toileting, menstruation and personal hygiene; and mobility, transfers and positioning

Condition specific

• Diabetes – action and management plans(opens in a new window)
• Epilepsy – epilepsy management plans(opens in a new window)

Medication and authorisation forms

Schools must use relevant forms to authorise and administer student medications. To access the forms, refer to the School Policy Templates Portal – Medications (staff login required)(opens in a new window)

Medical information for excursions form

Medical Information form – day excursions (DOCX)(opens in a new window) – must be completed annually by the parent/carer of each student in advance of approved excursion activities

Schoolcare program

• Schoolcare program guidelines (DOCX)(opens in a new window)
• Schoolcare program referral (DOCX)(opens in a new window)

Medical Intervention Support

• Medical intervention support guidelines and application form (DOCX)(opens in a new window)

Useful websites

Acquired brain injury

• Royal Children’s Hospital Paediatric Rehabilitation Service(opens in a new window) – factsheets and resources about acquired brain injury (ABI)
• Brain Foundation(opens in a new window) – factsheets and resources about brain-related conditions
• Brain Injury Australia(opens in a new window) – factsheets and resources about brain injury
• Ontario Brain Injury Association Canada: Educating Educators About ABI(opens in a new window) – handbook for educators to support students with ABI

Cancer

• Cancer Council Victoria: Cancer support line(opens in a new window) – advice service available to schools
• Cancer Council Victoria: Cancer in the school community(opens in a new window) – resources for schools to support students, families and colleagues affected by cancer, including simple factsheets and conversation guides about cancer
• Camp Quality(opens in a new window) – recreational and creative programs, counselling and supports for children living with cancer
• Victorian Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service (PICS)(opens in a new window) – factsheets and resources about cancer care and wellbeing, including guidance for primary and secondary schools

Cystic Fibrosis

• Better Health Channel – Cystic fibrosis(opens in a new window)
• CF Together(opens in a new window) – advocacy group for Victorian children and families living with cystic fibrosis providing fact sheets, resources, professional learning and advice services available to schools

Haemophilia

• Haemophilia Foundation Australia(opens in a new window) – resources and advice for students, families and schools
• Royal Children’s Hospital: Haemophilia information for schools(opens in a new window) – advice for schools, including prevention, recognition and response to bleeding

Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell Anaemia

• Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell Australia(opens in a new window) – advocacy group for people living with genetic haemoglobin conditions providing translated factsheets and programs for schools
• Better Health Channel – Thalassaemia(opens in a new window)