1.9.5 Infestations |
REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
England: STANDARD 6 - Promoting good health and wellbeing
Regulation 20 - Health needs of children
Regulation 21 - Medicines
Wales: Standard 17: Good Health and Wellbeing
OUTCOME STATEMENT
Children live in a healthy environment and their health needs are identified and services are provided to meet them, and their good health is promoted.
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1. Monitoring and Checks
It is acceptable routine precautions to be undertaken to avoid infestations of head lice, fleas, scabies etc. However, this may not include the undertaking of routine checks of children, for infestations, unless Consent has been given.
This Consent should normally be incorporated into individual children's Placement Plan.
2. Head Lice
If it is suspected that children may be infested with Head Lice, the following measures should be taken:
- The parent(s) and social worker should be informed and advice taken from a doctor, nurse or health visitor before treating it.
- Children do not have to be separated or kept back from school or other activities but care should be taken to inform teachers or other staff/carers, so that they can take reasonable precautions.
Should anyone else in the home become infested with head lice they must inform their Manager, who will decide what actions are necessary.
3. Fleas or Scabies
If it is suspected that children may be affected by Fleas or Scabies, the same measures as those described above, for Head Lice, must be followed.
Additionally, the medical practitioner may decide that it is necessary to initiate fumigation procedures. In these circumstances the Line Manager of the Home must be informed.
4. Notifications and Recording
Infestations must be reported to the Manager of the home, the child's parent(s) and social worker.
Infestations of Fleas or Scabies must be reported to the Line Manager of the Home.
Infestations and the measures taken to counter them must be recorded in the following way:
Recording: Not complete
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