- A&E is meant to cover accidents and emergencies. Spraining an ankle is (usually) an accident.
- Is there an argument (based on efficiency or something else) for schools to have their own medical staff, over and above some proportion of teachers trained in first aid, and maybe a full-time person to make decisions on next steps for more complicated cases?
No schools in the UK are gaming the system to maximise the outcome, a school nurse doesn't help get a nice but dim kid get a grade C in English and Math. Uk Schools put all their effort in turning D's into C's
- A&E is meant to cover accidents and emergencies. Spraining an ankle is (usually) an accident.
- Is there an argument (based on efficiency or something else) for schools to have their own medical staff, over and above some proportion of teachers trained in first aid, and maybe a full-time person to make decisions on next steps for more complicated cases?