Health Services
Welcome Students and Parents,
I would like to welcome new and returning students to another exciting school year. For the new parents and students, my name is Tracy McDill, the QMS School Nurse. You will find me in the Health Centre Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.
If your day student becomes ill during school hours, I will contact you and ask that you come to the Health Centre and pick up your child. Please keep your child at home in hopes of limiting the spread of germs at the school.
Please remember that home sickness can make even the slightest cold seem much worse than it is for a Boarding student. If you are worried about your daughter’s health please phone or email me right away.
School policy is that all medications be kept in the Health Centre and administered by the school nurse, with the exceptions of epi pens and puffers. I have a fully stocked Health Centre with over the counter medications so there is no need to send medications to school unless it is a prescription. If you have given your child Tylenol for a headache before school, please let me know in the event your son/daughter comes to me before the four hours is over and needs another dose before she/he is due. This is mainly directed towards the Junior School as younger students may not have an accurate concept of time.
Our school Doctor is Dr. Lyn Pascoe and our School Dentist is Dr. Stephen Fowler. I make all the Boarding students medical appointments which includes eye exams, physiotherapy, chiropractic and massage therapy. All appointments are attempted to be booked after school hours but this is not always possible. Before I can send your daughter to an appointment (other than Doctor) I need an email from you stating that you authorize your account to be charged for a certain service and how often your daughter can attend that service. I will let you know an approximate amount when I ask for your permission. If your Daughter needs glasses I will ask what your maximum amount is that she can spend on glasses. Without this email I can not send your daughter to the appointment. Sample email: Please allow my daughter to go to a massage therapist once a week and bill to my account.
If your child comes home with an ice pack or tensor bandage please send these back to the school when your child is finished with them. Both are reusable and the return of these items help keep our costs down.
Please complete the Medical form included in the Individual Student Forms Package and be sure to update me if there are any significant changes throughout the year.
If you have any questions please phone or email me at the school.
Yours sincerely,
Tracy McDill, LPN
School Nurse
