Back-to-School Health Advice

Published: 17 January 2024

Advice

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding parents of back-to-school advice to avoid winter illness, please share this UKHSA press release with parents and carers.

Parents should continue to:

Teach good hygiene habits, including washing hands in soap and water, and using a tissue to catch coughs and sneezes.
Stop the spread of stomach bugs by ensuring children do not attend school/nursery or visit hospitals and care homes for 48 hours after vomiting or diarrhoea.
Keep children at home if they have a fever or are too unwell to continue with their usual activities. If you are concerned that your child has scarlet fever, contact your GP.
Ensure your child has had the flu vaccine to protect them from flu, and make sure they are up to date with their other vaccines
Use NHS resources to manage winter illness at home

If your education setting is worried about higher than previously experienced, or rapidly increasing numbers of staff or pupil absences, or evidence of more severe illness like hospitalisations, please get in touch with your local UKHSA health protection team on 0344 2254 524.

You can also contact local authority public health to be signposted for advice about any concerns or questions at cct@derby.gov.uk