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NHS Warns Children Should Stay Off School for These Illnesses - Full List - Stoke-on-Trent Live
The NHS advises parents on specific illnesses and exclusion periods to reduce infection spread as flu cases surge among UK schoolchildren this winter.
- NHS issued new guidance on when to keep children home, posting the advice for parents and carers on X this week.
- Rising winter infections and the return to school prompted the guidance as flu and winter viruses surged, mainly affecting young school-aged children, while parents and carers often struggle to decide when to keep children home.
- Diarrhoea and vomiting require children to stay home for 48 hours after symptoms stop, chickenpox needs spots to crust over about five days, and measles demands a GP visit plus at least four days off school, the NHS advises.
- The guidance aims to reduce transmission and protect vulnerable groups, including babies and immunocompromised people, while directing parents to GPs and pharmacists may increase demand on health services.
- To prevent spread, GOV.UK and the UK Health Security Agency offer free e-Bug lesson plans for ages 3 to 16 at e-Bug.eu to educate children on hygiene, microbes, vaccination, and antibiotics.
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When to keep your child home from school due to illness according to the NHS
The NHS has shared guidance helping parents decide when children should stay home from school, covering illnesses like chickenpox, diarrhoea and vomiting, and when kids can attend with minor ailments
·Coventry, United Kingdom
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