This resource forms part of our safe working pack.
Following NHS England guidelines, GPs do not routinely prescribe medications to treat the following minor health conditions, therefore schools do not need a GP not to provide them to children:
- Mild irritant dermatitis
- Dandruff
- Dry eyes or sore tired eyes
- Earwax
- Excessive sweating
- Head lice
- Indigestion and heartburn
- Infrequent constipation
- Infrequent migraine
- Insect bites and stings
- Mild acne
- Mild dry skin
- Mild to moderate hay fever or seasonal rhinitis
- Minor conditions associated with pain, discomfort or fever (e.g. aches and sprains, headache, period pain, back pain)
- Mouth ulcers
- Nappy rash
- Oral thrush
- Prevention of dental caries
- Ringworm or athlete’s foot
- Sunburn due to excessive sun exposure
- Sun protection
- Teething or mild toothache
- Threadworms
- Travel sickness
- Warts and verrucae
Note: if you choose to share a copy of this letter with Londonwide LMCs please remove any patient identifiable information before sending it to us. Sharing patient identifiable information with the LMC is a breach of data protection legislation.