Medical Centre
Durham School Medical Centre is open from 8.00 a.m. until 6.00 p.m. Monday to Friday during term time and staffed by three registered nurses who also hold a first- aid qualification.
The Nurse/Health advisor is also available on Saturdays during term-time.
We provide health advice, literature and help to facilitate health promotion within the School, researching up-to-date information and accessing resources for staff and pupils.
Two of our nurses hold a teaching certificate and teach aspects of PHSE (Personal Health and Social Education) within the School.
We are also on the Health and Safety committee and liaise closely with parents, senior management and House staff to provide continuity of services and care for our pupils.
We provide a triage service for sports injuries for day and boarding pupils, liaise with external services for boarding pupils, issue off games slips, advise on health issues and provide pastoral support for pupils, parents and teachers.
We also provide an on-call support service to the boarding houses 7 days a week.
Please feel free to ring us for advice if you have health concerns about your son or daughter or wish to share information that is relevant to their health and well-being on 0191 375 3293 (or 0191 386 4783, Extension 262).
Medical Information and Forms
You will find all the information sheets and forms normally sent to new pupils before they join the School attached in downloadable format at the bottom of this page. If you wish to use any of these documents, we suggest that you download them and complete them by hand, so as not to disturb the formatting of the Word douments.
Nursing Staff
Mrs Joanne Gorton (Senior Nurse)
Mrs Aisling Dutton
Mrs Susan Mitchell
Additional Services
Sports Injury Clinic
By appointment - please contact:
Gordon Ellis (Physiotherapist)
Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
State Registered Practitioner
10 years at Sunderland Football Club 1st Team
07985 610434
Discounted rates for pupils and staff
Downloads
The following downloads are relevant to the current page.
Cetirizine prmission (155Kb)
Clarityn permission (155Kb)
Medical Questionnaire (170Kb)
Medical Regulations (167Kb)
Medication consent (156Kb)
Medication policy (167Kb)
Migraleve permission (155Kb)
Vaccination schedule (156Kb)
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