Medicine consent, from form to dose
Record a medication consent, give doses against it, see the whole history on one page, and record when the medicine goes back to the parent.
Who this is for
Who this is forChildminders and assistants who look after a child on regular or "as required" medicine, such as an inhaler. Needs a Solo or Team plan, or a free trial. Takes about two minutes.
Record a parent's consent for a medicine, give each dose against it, and hand the medicine back when you're done. Everything about one medicine sits on one page.
1. Start a new consent
Open the Tools tab, tap Health & Safety Logs, then Medication Logs. Tap +, switch to New permission and tap the child.
2. Say what the medicine is
Fill in Medicine name and choose Prescribed or Non-Prescribed. For a prescribed medicine, tick I have checked the child's name on the dispensing label. You can't save until you have.
3. Say how it will be used
Under How will it be used?, leave As required for a medicine given when needed, or choose Fixed course when it has a start and end date.
4. Add the dose and how it's given
Enter the Dosage, then write when and how it is given under Dosage instructions. Tap Save medication form. The consent appears on the log marked Pending signature until the parent signs.
5. Give a dose
Tap +, choose the child, then pick the consent under Consented medication. The medicine, dosage and reason fill in from it. Add your name and save. If the parent hasn't signed yet, you're asked to confirm first.
6. Open the medicine
Tap the consent on the log. One page shows the summary and a timeline of who signed, each dose given and when it expires.
7. Hand it back when you're done
Tap Mark returned and pick the date. The card on the log now reads Returned with the date. Tap Permissions at the top of the log to see it with your other consents.
✅Why KinderStart does it this way
Linking every dose to its consent, and recording the return, keeps the whole history in one place and shows an inspector the medicine was given with permission and left your care.
What to do next
- Log doses from consent forms: pick the consent when you give a dose.
- Recording absences and medication: when a child is off, or needs medicine logged from their diary.
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