Head teacher and parent respondents—medicine storage and administration
| Head teachers (n=40) | Parents/carers of children with chronic illness (n=23) | |
| Where are medicines stored? | ||
| Child’s classroom | 0 | 6 |
| First aid/nurse’s room | 8 | 7 |
| School/teacher’s/pastoral office | 12 | 2 |
| Children carry them | 4 | 3 |
| Who administers medicines? | ||
| Child’s teacher or teaching assistant | 10 | 7 |
| Named teacher or teaching assistant who is not the child’s class teacher | 23 | 3 |
| School nurse | 2 | 4 |
| Children take their own | 7 | 8 |
| Parents | 6 | 1 |
| Administrative staff | 12 | 3 |
| Medication coordinator | 2 | 0 |
| Pastoral care manager/mentors | 2 | 0 |
| Head teacher/senior leadership team | 2 | 2 |