Category Archives: Health Links

Strep A

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Group A streptococcus (GAS), also known as strep A is a
common bacteria which causes mild infections. These are
usually mild but on some rare occasions can become a more
serious infection known as invasive Group A Strep (iGAS).
For more information visit www.nhsinform.scot/strepA


If you need support to read this webpage or online letter via translation into an additional language please contact the translation service using this link https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/languages

Chicken Pox

Schools across the country are seeing a rise in chicken pox cases so please make yourself aware of the symptoms and treatments using the leaflet attached.


If you need support to read this webpage or online letter via translation into an additional language please contact the translation service using this link https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/languages

Child Smile Free Dental Care for Kids Information

Child Smile is an organisation promoting and helping provide access to better dental health in Scotland.

You can access their website on the link here https://www.child-smile.org.uk/

They also produce leaflets for parents about a range of services in a range of languages.

We thought it would be useful to post links to these here over the next few weeks.

Here is the first of those SNACK IDEAS FOR CHILDREN

22388-__Childsmile Snack ideas for children-September2021-English.pdf [873 Kb]
English language version

22388-Childsmile Snack ideas for children-Aug2022-Ukrainian.pdf [910 Kb]
Ukrainian language version

22388-Childsmile Snack ideas for children-Sept2021-Arabic.pdf [3924 Kb]
Arabic language version

22388-Childsmile Snack ideas for children-Sept2021-Polish.pdf [4186 Kb]
Polish language version

22388-Childsmile Snack ideas for children-Sept2021-Romanian.pdf [4259 Kb]
Romanian language version

22388-Childsmile Snack ideas for children-Sept2021-Slovak.pdf [4220 Kb]
Slovak language version

22388-Childsmile Snack ideas for children-Sept2021-Traditional Chinese (Cantonese).pdf [876 Kb]
Traditional Chinese language version

22388-Childsmile Snack ideas for children-Sept2021-Urdu.pdf [4314 Kb]
Urdu language version


If you need support to read this webpage or online letter via translation into an additional language please contact the translation service using this link https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/languages

Letter from Professor Jason Leitch, Scotland’s National Clinical Director, to all parents/carers of nursery children, primary and secondary school age pupils.

Below is a letter from Scotland’s National Clinical Director the path ahead in schools around COVID-19.


If you need support to read this webpage or online letter via translation into an additional language please contact the translation service using this link https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/languages

Get a Free Jag on the Bus

If you need a vaccination for COVID-19 for free why not use the vaccination bus. This weekend it is at Waverley Bridge, between Princes street Gardens and Waverley Station.

Available to anyone aged 16+.


If you need support to read this webpage or online letter via translation into an additional language please contact the translation service using this link https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/languages

Flu Immunisation

Our Flu immunisation day is earlier than in recent years on Monday 27th September.

NHS Scotland particularly recommend all children recieve their flu vaccine this year because.

Flu can be serious , even for healthy children.

This reduces the risk of children spreading flu to friends and family

To help prevent flu adding to the strain on NHS services, especially alongside of COVID-19 this winter

The vaccine is given in school as a painless nasal (nose) spray, by the local NHS team.

For more information and links to BSL audio and a a range of different languages visit www.nhsinform.scot/childflu


If you need support to read this webpage or online letter via translation into an additional language please contact the translation service using this link https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/languages

Parental Anxiety Workshops

City of Edinburgh Council and NHS Lothian are working together to provide workshops for parents coping with anxiety.

Click on the PDF link below to learn more about the workshops.

Please contact the school using the admin mailbox if you are interested in attending this event and we will forward the joining link to you.  Admin@dalry.edin.sch.uk


If you need support to read this webpage or online letter via translation into an additional language please contact the translation service using this link https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/languages