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  • Letter To Let Other Parents Know About Your Student's Cancer

    A letter your school can personalise to let parents at your school know that a student has cancer. Remember to consult with your student's family beforehand.
  • Resources About Cancer

    Some useful resources to help with a child's re-entry into the classroom after cancer treatment. 
  • Supporting Your Student Returning To School After Cancer Treatment

    When your student comes back to school after cancer it can be a good sign that their life is returning to their 'new normal'.
  • Quick Help Guide For Parents Of Child Cancer Patients

    Make sure you know what signs and symptoms you should be on the lookout for. It's good to have important numbers on hand in case your child with cancer becomes unwell. 
  • Helping To Make Penicillin Injections More Comfortable

    As a caregiver or parent it is important you take a few deep breaths and relax yourself, because if you are feeling v

  • Rheumatic Fever - Women & Pregnancy

    If you have had rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease, you should have a heart check-up before you fall pregnant.
  • Common Questions About Penicillin Injections

    Some answers to questions your child might have about their penicillin injections after they have had rheumatic fever.
  • Levetiracetam For Preventing Seizures

    Information about the use of levetiracetam to prevent epileptic seizures. 
  • Flucloxacillin For Bacterial Infections

    Information about the use of the antibiotic flucloxacillin for the treatment of bacterial infections.
  • Desmopressin Tablets For Bedwetting

    Information about the use of desmopressin tablets for bedwetting (which is sometimes called nocturnal enuresis).
  • Desmopressin Nasal Spray For Bedwetting

    Information about the use of desmopressin for bedwetting (which is sometimes called nocturnal enuresis).
  • Cefalexin For Bacterial Infections

    Information about the use of cefalexin for the treatment of bacterial infections.
  • Amoxicillin For Bacterial Infections

    Information about the use of the antibiotic amoxicillin for the treatment of bacterial infections in tamariki (children). 
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