Whooping Cough

Friday, 25th October 2024 at 2:35pm

Whooping cough (also known as pertussis) cases have continued to rise significantly over the last couple of months throughout the country:

Please click HERE to find more information about whooping cough and how to best protect you and your whanau in this detailed fact sheet as provided by Health New Zealand, Te Whatu Ora.

If your child becomes unwell during the school day, the correct process is that they obtain a note from their teacher (if during class-time) and bring that to the Health Centre in Student Services. Our Nursing team will call caregivers to communicate with them and arrange for the student to be sent home if needed. Students are not to pre-arrange collection due to sickness via email or phone, this will be dealt with by the Health Centre team.

Contact us! Our Nursing team welcome contact from parents and caregivers if they have concerns regarding their child. If a student has any long term medical needs or conditions, we would appreciate receiving relevant information you may have to enable us to implement care in a timely manner. Information will be uploaded as a confidential file to the student record - accessible to our Nursing team. If you would like to get in touch to discuss the health needs of your child, please email Melissa Povey (Lead Registered Nurse), Greer Cutfield (Registered Nurse), Lorraine Torrance (Registered Nurse)or or phone: 817-8173 ext 253.