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Medical Centre

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Don’t worry. He’s in very safe hands.

Our Medical Centre provides a safe and welcoming environment for your son’s medical and physical needs. We take a proactive role in day to day health care and in promoting mental health and wellbeing. We offer preventative vaccinations, like the Flu Vaccine, and can also can give the appropriate vaccinations for travelling abroad.

Staffed by three registered nurses and a Health Assistant, it is open daily from 7.45am to 7pm. The School doctors hold surgeries in the School Medical Centre twice a week, as does the visiting physiotherapist.

The local GP practice is adjacent to the School, and appointments are always available outside of those clinic times.

If your son is unwell he will be assessed and cared for at the Medical Centre. If he is deemed well enough he can return to his House in the evening. If he requires overnight nursing and cannot go home to you or to a guardian, a nurse becomes resident overnight.

In the event of a serious illness or accident, your son will be accompanied to hospital and you and /or guardians informed immediately by the Medical Centre or House Parent.

School News

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Whole School Cross Country

All pupils took part in our annual Whole School Cross Country event on campus. Congratulations to the winning clan, Spylaw. 

Sport & Activities

There were so many achievements happening this week in sports and activities, that we had to summarise them here. A big congratulations to all the boys below who were celebrated at our recent whole school assembly.

STEM Nation Expo

Merchiston’s MerchiSTEM hosted a stall at Education Scotland’s STEM Nation Expo at Glasgow City Chambers following the successful submission of their STEM Nation Portfolio in the Summer Term 2023.

Rights Respecting Conference

At the end of last month Merchiston was proud to host our first Rights Respecting Conference for fellow Rights Respecting Schools across Edinburgh. We welcomed 14 Schools from across the independent and state sector to share stories and ideas on Rights Respecting issues.  

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Sonja Mclean

Senior Nursing Sister

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Niki Fallowfield

Staff Nurse

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judith Fisher

Staff Nurse

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Debbie marshall

Healthcare Assistant

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