Up To 20% Of School Anaphylaxis Hits Pupils With No Diagnosis

The staffroom rule is that the school's spare adrenaline pen can only be used on a child with medical authorisation and signed parental consent. That is what the 2017 Department of Health and Social Care guidance says. The Department for Education's statutory guidance of July 2026 says the regulations do not require consent in an emergency, and that anyone may take reasonable action to save a…

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